Dà shítou bù lí xiǎo shítou diàn.

大石頭不離小石頭墊。

Lit [In building a wall] big stones cannot be separated from the small stones [needed] to fill in [the cracks between].

Fig A leader or able person needs support from others to accomplish anything great.

Note [See also yī gè líba and mǔdan suī hǎo below.]

Topics ACCOMPLISHMENT LEADERS SUPPORT