無心插柳柳成蔭

See also: 无心插柳柳成荫

Chinese

	without the desire or intention; unwitting; accidentally without the desire or intention; unwitting; accidentally; inadvertently; unwittingly	insert; stick in; pierce insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose	willow	willow	finish; complete; accomplish finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth	shade
trad. (無心插柳柳成蔭)	無心	插	柳	柳	成	蔭
simp. (无心插柳柳成荫)	无心	插	柳	柳	成	荫
Literally: “unwittingly plant a willow tree which later provides shade”.

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wúxīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yìn

(Zhuyin): ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄣㄔㄚㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄧㄣˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁴ sam¹ caap³ lau⁵ lau⁵ sing⁴ jam³

無心插柳柳成蔭

有心栽花花不開，無心插柳柳成蔭／有心栽花花不开，无心插柳柳成荫 (yǒuxīn zāi huā huā bù kāi, wúxīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yìn)
有意栽花花不發，無心插柳柳成陰／有意栽花花不发，无心插柳柳成阴

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