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
trad. 無心插柳柳成陰
Also written 無心插柳柳成陰【wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn】
Characters in this word
6无
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used in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]
- Pinyin
- mó
- Traditional
- 無
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 1404 of 2500
心
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heart, mind, intention, center, core, CL:顆|颗[ke1],個|个[ge4]
- Pinyin
- xīn
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 837 of 2500
插
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to insert, stick in, pierce, to take part in, to interfere, to interpose
- Pinyin
- chā
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 4024 of 2500
柳
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surname Liu
- Pinyin
- Liǔ
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 16779 of 2500
成
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surname Cheng, short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]
- Pinyin
- Chéng
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 677 of 2500
阴
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surname Yin
- Pinyin
- Yīn
- Traditional
- 陰
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 25572 of 2500