無心插柳柳成陰

lit. idly poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree to shade you / (fig.) unintentional actions may bring unexpected success / also written 無心插柳柳成蔭|无心插柳柳成荫

Characters and words in 無心插柳柳成陰

= w + Ø2
not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less
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unintentionally / not in the mood to
(idiom) (of a good outcome) unanticipated / serendipitous / fortuitous
xīn = xi + (e)n1
heart / mind / intention / center / core / CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
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chā = ch + a1
to insert / stick in / pierce / to take part in / to interfere / to interpose
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chā = ch + a1
old variant of 插[cha1]
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liǔ = li + ou3
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liǔ = li + ou3
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liǔ = li + ou3
liǔ = li + ou3
chéng = ch + (e)ng2
chéng = ch + (e)ng2
to succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right / OK! / one tenth
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yīn = y + (e)n1
yīn = y + (e)n1
overcast (weather) / cloudy / shady / Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang) / negative (electric.) / feminine / moon / implicit / hidden / genitalia
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