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

Definitions

1. lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree
2. fig. things do not always turn out as one would expect
3. well-laid plans may fail, and success may come where you least expect it

Child Words of 有意栽花花不发，无心插柳柳成阴

• 不 bù: no; not so
• 心 xīn: heart
• 成 chéng: to succeed
• 插 chā: to insert
• 有 yǒu: to have; there is
• 有意 yǒu yì: to intend
• 栽 zāi: to plant; to grow
• 无 wú: not to have
• 发 fā: to send out
• 花 huā: flower
• 阴 yīn: overcast (weather)
• 发 fà: hair
• 意 yì: idea
• 柳 liǔ: willow
• 无心 wú xīn: unintentionally
• 无心插柳 wú xīn chā liǔ: (idiom) (of a good outcome) unanticipated
• 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