无心插柳柳成阴

Traditional: 無心插柳柳成陰

wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn

Dictionary entry

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

What does 无心插柳柳成阴 mean?

无心插柳柳成阴 (wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. idly poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree to shade you

2(fig.) unintentional actions may bring unexpected success

3also written 無心插柳柳成蔭|无心插柳柳成荫

Character breakdown

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无móused in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]心xīnheart · mind 插chāto insert · stick in 柳Liǔsurname Liu 成Chéngsurname Cheng · short name for Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1]阴Yīnsurname Yin

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