| 釋義 |
牡丹雖好，全仗綠葉扶持mǔ dan suī hǎo , quán zhàng lǜ xié fú chíthough the peony is lovely it needs the support of green leaves—even an able person needs the support of others
? 獨有李紈瞧出鳳姐的苦處，卻不敢替他說話，只自嘆道： “俗語說的，‘～’，太太們不虧了鳳丫頭，那些人還幫著嗎？……”(《紅樓夢》1418)Li Wan,the only one to appreciate Xifeng’s dilemma,dared not speak up for her. She just sighed to herself，“As the saying goes，‘though the peony is lovely it needs the support of green leaves’. With Their Ladyships letting her down,who else is going to help poor Xifeng? …” |