汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 牡丹虽好,全凭绿叶扶持
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.
dān () suī hǎo/hào quán () píng 绿 () lǜ () yè chí
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

狮子捕食全凭偷袭。

Lions rely on stealth when hunting.

变这个戏法全凭手法敏捷。

The trick is done simply by sleight of hand.

是生是死,他们全凭征服者发落。

They were at the mercy of the conquerors.

英雄的宴会!提升军衔官阶全凭实力!

Heroes banquet! All about power and upgrade!

我摸黑跌跌撞撞地往前走,全凭运气去找对门。

I stumbled along in the dark, trusting to luck to find the right door.

后来铁树长出了长长的绿叶。

Later it grew the big and tall leaves.

他们完全凭他们的运动才能获得了大学奖学金。

They have been given college scholarships purely on athletic ability.

当务之急应该是扶持需求-或者至少是不伤害需求。

The immediate priority should be supporting demand—or at least not doing harm to it.

官方出手扶持股价的做法,在亚洲由来已久。

Official intervention to support share prices has a long history in Asia.

没有绿叶的衬托,花儿怎能美丽?

There is no green leaves of the background, how can the beauty of flowers?