牡丹虽好，终须绿叶扶持 牡丹雖好，終須綠葉扶持
mǔ dan suī hǎo , zhōng xū lǜ yè fú chí
释义
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.
汉字
牡mǔmale animal; key, door bolt牛土丹dāncinnabar, red, vermilion; pellet, powder冂亠虽suīalthough, even though口虫好hǎogood, excellent, fine; proper, suitable; well女子终zhōngend; finally, in the end纟冬须xūbeard; must; necessary彡页绿lǜgreen; chlorine纟录叶yèleaf, page; surname口十扶fúto support, to protect, to help扌夫持chíto hold, to support, to sustain扌寺