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有意栽花花不發，無心插柳柳成蔭
jau5 ji3 zoi1 faa1 faa1 bat1 faat3 mou4 sam1 caap3 lau5 lau5 sing4 jam3
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what one intentionally does ends fruitless; but what one unintentionally does ends up producing suprising results Level: 4 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 2325 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by Michael 忠仔 on 11th Feb 2014 04:00 |
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Characters in this word:有 jau5 jau6 - have; there is意 ji3 - wish; meaning; expect 栽 zoi1 - cultivate; insert; tumble 花 faa1 - flower 花 faa1 - flower 不 bat1 - not; no; un- 發 faat3 - send out, launch; generate; trigger off ， - (not in database) 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 |
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