牡 ㄇㄨ ˇ mǔ 丹 ㄉㄢ ˙ dan 虽 ㄙㄨㄟ suī 好 ㄏㄠ ˇ hǎo , 全 ㄑㄩㄢ ˊ quán 凭 ㄆㄧㄥ ˊ píng 绿 ㄌㄩ ˋ lǜ 叶 ㄧㄝ ˋ yè 扶 ㄈㄨ ˊ fú 持 ㄔ ˊ chí 牡 ㄇㄨ ˇ mǔ 丹 ㄉㄢ ˙ dan 雖 ㄙㄨㄟ suī 好 ㄏㄠ ˇ hǎo , 全 ㄑㄩㄢ ˊ quán 憑 ㄆㄧㄥ ˊ píng 綠 ㄌㄩ ˋ lǜ 葉 ㄧㄝ ˋ yè 扶 ㄈㄨ ˊ fú 持 ㄔ ˊ 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.