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无心插柳

wú xīn chā liǔ

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Definitions

  1. 1. (idiom) (of a good outcome) unanticipated
  2. 2. serendipitous
  3. 3. fortuitous

Words Containing 无心插柳

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 yīn

lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree

无心插柳柳成阴
wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn

lit. idly poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree to shade you

Child Words of 无心插柳

柳
liǔ

willow

插
chā

to insert

无心
wú xīn

unintentionally

心
xīn

heart

无
wú

not to have