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無心插柳柳成蔭
mou4 sam1 caap3 lau5 lau5 sing4 jam3 |
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reap unexpected results from an unintentional action Level: 4 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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無心插柳柳成蔭 / 无心插柳柳成荫 | ||
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Characters in this word:無 mou4 - not; negative; don't have心 sam1 - heart 插 caap3 - insert; interpose; stab 柳 lau5 - willow; fillet 柳 lau5 - willow; fillet 成 sing4 seng4 - succeed; achieve; grow; one tenth; whole 蔭 jam1 jam3 - shade; damp and chilly 1 compounds containing this word:有意栽花花不發,無心插柳柳成蔭 - what one intentionally does ends fruitless; but what one unintentionally does ends up producing suprising results |
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