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无心插柳柳成阴

wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn

7-character word Traditional 無心插柳柳成陰

What 无心插柳柳成阴 means

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

The characters in 无心插柳柳成阴

• 无wúnot to have; no; none
• 心xīnheart; mind; intention
• 插chāto insert; stick in; pierce
• 柳liǔwillow
• 柳liǔwillow
• 成chéngto succeed; to finish; to complete
• 阴yīnovercast (weather); cloudy; shady

Words containing 无心插柳柳成阴

• 有意栽花花不发，无心插柳柳成阴yǒu yì zāi huā huā bù fā , wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīnlit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it…

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