| 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 / (fig.) unintentional actions may bring unexpected success / also written 无心插柳柳成荫 |
| 无 |
mó |
used in 南无 |
| 无 |
wú |
not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less |
| 无心 |
wú xīn |
unintentionally / not in the mood to |
| 无心插柳 |
wú xīn chā liǔ |
(idiom) (of a good outcome) unanticipated / serendipitous / fortuitous |
| 心 |
xīn |
heart / mind / intention / center / core / CL:颗,个 |
| 插 |
chā |
to insert / stick in / pierce / to take part in / to interfere / to interpose |
| 插 |
chā |
old variant of 插 |
| 柳 |
Liǔ |
surname Liu |
| 柳 |
liǔ |
willow |
| 柳 |
liǔ |
old variant of 柳 |
| 柳 |
liǔ |
old variant of 柳 |
| 柳 |
Liǔ |
surname Liu |
| 柳 |
liǔ |
willow |
| 柳 |
liǔ |
old variant of 柳 |
| 柳 |
liǔ |
old variant of 柳 |
| 成 |
Chéng |
surname Cheng / short name for Chengdu 成都 |
| 成 |
chéng |
to succeed / to finish / to complete / to accomplish / to become / to turn into / to be all right / OK! / one tenth |
| 阴 |
Yīn |
surname Yin |
| 阴 |
yīn |
overcast (weather) / cloudy / shady / Yin (the negative principle of Yin and Yang) / negative (electric.) / feminine / moon / implicit / hidden / genitalia |
| 阴 |
yīn |
variant of 阴 |