牡丹雖好，全憑綠葉扶持 (maau5 daan1 seoi1 hou2 ，cyun4 pang4 luk6 jip6 fu4 ci4): 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 pang4 luk6 jip6 fu4 ci4牡丹雖好，全憑綠葉扶持牡丹虽好，全凭绿叶扶持

Jyutpingmaau5 daan1 seoi1 hou2 ，cyun4 pang4 luk6 jip6 fu4 ci4

Yalemáuh dān sēui hóu ，cyùnh pàngh lukh yiph fùh chìh

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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名門望族名门望族

ming4 mun4 mong6 zuk6offspring a famous family (idiom); good breeding

網球网球

mong5 kau4tennis; CL:個|个[ge4]

木壘縣木垒县

muk6 leoi5 jyun6see 木壘哈薩克自治縣|木垒哈萨克自治县[Mu4 lei3 Ha1 sa4 ke4 Zi4 zhi4 xian4]

磨耗

mo4 hou3wear and tear

忙活

mong4 wut6to be really busy

無事不登三寶殿无事不登三宝殿

mou4 si6 bat1 dang1 saam1 bou2 din6lit. one doesn't visit a temple without a cause (idiom)

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