See 有心栽花花不開，無心插柳柳成蔭 on Wiktionary
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"word": "有意栽花花不發，無心插柳柳成陰"
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"zh_pron": "yǒuxīn zāi huā huā bù kāi"
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"zh_pron": "wúxīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yìn"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄗㄞ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄞ"
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"zh_pron": "ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄔㄚ ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄧㄣˋ"
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"zh_pron": "jau⁵ sam¹ zoi¹ faa¹ faa¹ bat¹ hoi¹"
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"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "mou⁴ sam¹ caap³ lau⁵ lau⁵ sing⁴ jam³"
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{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "yǒuxīn zāi huā huā bù kāi"
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{
"tags": [
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],
"zh_pron": "wúxīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yìn [Phonetic: yǒuxīnzāihuāhuābùkāi"
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{
"tags": [
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "wúxīnchāliúliǔchéngyìn"
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{
"tags": [
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄗㄞ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄞ"
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{
"tags": [
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"Bopomofo"
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"zh_pron": "ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄔㄚ ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄧㄣˋ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "yǒusin zai hua hua bù kai"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
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"zh_pron": "wúsin cha liǒu liǒu chéng yìn"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "yu³-hsin¹ tsai¹ hua¹ hua¹ pu⁴ kʻai¹"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "wu²-hsin¹ chʻa¹ liu³ liu³ chʻêng² yin⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "yǒu-syīn dzāi hwā hwā bù kāi-"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "wú-syīn chā lyǒu lyǒu chéng yìn"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "yeoushin tzai hua hua bu kai"
},
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "wushin cha leou leou cherng yinn"
},
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "юсинь цзай хуа хуа бу кай"
},
{
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"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "усинь ча лю лю чэн инь"
},
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"ipa": "/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕin⁵⁵ t͡saɪ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ u³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ in⁵¹/",
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"zh_pron": "jau⁵ sam¹ zoi¹ faa¹ faa¹ bat¹ hoi¹"
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"zh_pron": "mou⁴ sam¹ caap³ lau⁵ lau⁵ sing⁴ jam³"
},
{
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"Hong Kong"
],
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"Guangzhou",
"Yale"
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"zh_pron": "yáuh sām jōi fā fā bāt hōi"
},
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"Hong Kong"
],
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"zh_pron": "mòuh sām chaap láuh láuh sìhng yam"
},
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"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "jau⁵ sam¹ dzoi¹ faa¹ faa¹ bat⁷ hoi¹"
},
{
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"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "mou⁴ sam¹ tsaap⁸ lau⁵ lau⁵ sing⁴ jam³"
},
{
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"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh_pron": "yeo⁵ sem¹ zoi¹ fa¹ fa¹ bed¹ hoi¹"
},
{
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"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh_pron": "mou⁴ sem¹ cab³ leo⁵ leo⁵ xing⁴ yem³"
},
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"ipa": "/jɐu̯¹³ sɐm⁵⁵ t͡sɔːi̯⁵⁵ faː⁵⁵ faː⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ hɔːi̯⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ t͡sʰaːp̚³ lɐu̯¹³ lɐu̯¹³ sɪŋ²¹ jɐm³³/",
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"Standard-Cantonese",
"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
}
],
"word": "有心栽花花不開，無心插柳柳成蔭"
}
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"Chinese terms spelled with 心",
"Chinese terms spelled with 成",
"Chinese terms spelled with 插",
"Chinese terms spelled with 有",
"Chinese terms spelled with 柳",
"Chinese terms spelled with 栽",
"Chinese terms spelled with 無",
"Chinese terms spelled with 花",
"Chinese terms spelled with 蔭",
"Chinese terms spelled with 開",
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"Sometimes when one tried to do things wholeheartedly, the results may not be good; but on the contrary, sometimes when one has no intention to do something, the results may be positive."
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"zh_pron": "yǒuxīn zāi huā huā bù kāi"
},
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"zh_pron": "wúxīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yìn"
},
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"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄗㄞ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄞ"
},
{
"tags": [
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"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄔㄚ ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄧㄣˋ"
},
{
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"zh_pron": "jau⁵ sam¹ zoi¹ faa¹ faa¹ bat¹ hoi¹"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh_pron": "mou⁴ sam¹ caap³ lau⁵ lau⁵ sing⁴ jam³"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "yǒuxīn zāi huā huā bù kāi"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "wúxīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yìn [Phonetic: yǒuxīnzāihuāhuābùkāi"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "wúxīnchāliúliǔchéngyìn"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄗㄞ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄞ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Bopomofo"
],
"zh_pron": "ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄔㄚ ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄧㄣˋ"
},
{
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "yǒusin zai hua hua bù kai"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "wúsin cha liǒu liǒu chéng yìn"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "yu³-hsin¹ tsai¹ hua¹ hua¹ pu⁴ kʻai¹"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "wu²-hsin¹ chʻa¹ liu³ liu³ chʻêng² yin⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "yǒu-syīn dzāi hwā hwā bù kāi-"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "wú-syīn chā lyǒu lyǒu chéng yìn"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "yeoushin tzai hua hua bu kai"
},
{
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"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "wushin cha leou leou cherng yinn"
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"roman": "jusinʹ czaj xua xua bu kaj, usinʹ ča lju lju čɛn inʹ",
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"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "юсинь цзай хуа хуа бу кай"
},
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "усинь ча лю лю чэн инь"
},
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"tags": [
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Sinological-IPA"
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"Hong Kong"
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"tags": [
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"zh_pron": "jau⁵ sam¹ zoi¹ faa¹ faa¹ bat¹ hoi¹"
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"zh_pron": "mou⁴ sam¹ caap³ lau⁵ lau⁵ sing⁴ jam³"
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"Hong Kong"
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"zh_pron": "yáuh sām jōi fā fā bāt hōi"
},
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"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
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"Yale"
],
"zh_pron": "mòuh sām chaap láuh láuh sìhng yam"
},
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"Hong Kong"
],
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"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "jau⁵ sam¹ dzoi¹ faa¹ faa¹ bat⁷ hoi¹"
},
{
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"Hong Kong"
],
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh_pron": "mou⁴ sam¹ tsaap⁸ lau⁵ lau⁵ sing⁴ jam³"
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],
"tags": [
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"Guangzhou",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh_pron": "yeo⁵ sem¹ zoi¹ fa¹ fa¹ bed¹ hoi¹"
},
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"Hong Kong"
],
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"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh_pron": "mou⁴ sem¹ cab³ leo⁵ leo⁵ xing⁴ yem³"
},
{
"ipa": "/jɐu̯¹³ sɐm⁵⁵ t͡sɔːi̯⁵⁵ faː⁵⁵ faː⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵ hɔːi̯⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ t͡sʰaːp̚³ lɐu̯¹³ lɐu̯¹³ sɪŋ²¹ jɐm³³/",
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"Hong Kong"
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"Guangzhou",
"Sinological-IPA"
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"synonyms": [
{
"word": "有意栽花花不發，無心插柳柳成陰"
},
{
"word": "有意栽花花不发，无心插柳柳成阴"
}
],
"word": "有心栽花花不開，無心插柳柳成蔭"
}
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