牡丹雖好，全仗綠葉扶 (maau5 daan1 seoi1 hou2 ，cyun4 zoeng6 luk6 jip6 fu4): 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. | Cantonese Dictionary

maau5 daan1 seoi1 hou2 ，cyun4 zoeng6 luk6 jip6 fu4牡丹雖好，全仗綠葉扶牡丹虽好，全仗绿叶扶

Jyutpingmaau5 daan1 seoi1 hou2 ，cyun4 zoeng6 luk6 jip6 fu4

Yalemáuh dān sēui hóu ，cyùnh jeungh lukh yiph fùh

Definition

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.

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T1High level

T2High rising

T3Mid level

T4Low falling

T5Low rising

T6Low level

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