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1 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.

牡丹虽好，全仗绿叶扶持

mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán zhàng lǜ yè fú chí

1 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.

牡丹虽好，全凭绿叶扶持

mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán píng lǜ yè fú chí

1 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.

牡丹虽好，终须绿叶扶持

mǔ dan suī hǎo , zhōng xū lǜ yè fú chí

1 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.

灵丹妙药

líng dān miào yào

1 effective cure, miracle medicine (idiom); fig. wonder-cure for all problems
2 panacea
3 elixir

Sample Sentences

不要说孩子，连我爷爷都是乔丹的球迷。我上中学的时候，最自豪的事情就是穿一双名牌运动鞋。当年一双鞋可是好多人一个月的工资，可是很多父母还是会全力满足孩子的要求。可见NBA的魅力有多大。

bùyào shuō háizi ，lián wǒ yéye dōu shì Qiáodān de qiúmí 。wǒ shàng zhōngxué de shíhou ，zuì zìháo de shìqing jiùshì chuān yī shuāng míngpái yùndòngxié 。dāngnián yī shuāng xié kěshì hǎo duō rén yī ge yuè de gōngzī ，kěshì hěn duō fùmǔ háishì huì quánlì mǎnzú háizi de yāoqiú 。kějiàn NBAde mèilì yǒu duōdà 。

It's even bigger than the American population. So twenty years ago, when the NBA started distribution in China, they first gave free re-broadcasts. Then, they popularized the star players. Star players from different eras were idols for many Chinese kids.

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