牡丹虽好,全凭绿叶扶持

mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán píng lǜ yè fú chí

Although the peony is beautiful, it depends entirely on help from the green leaves (idiom). However brilliant you may be, you can't do anything without support from others.

牡

mǔ

(of a bird, animal or plant) male

丹

dan

red

虽

suī

although

好

hǎo

good

,

,

全

quán

all

凭

píng

to lean against

绿

lǜ

green

叶

yè

leaf

扶

fú

to support with the hand

持

chí

to hold