"無心插柳柳成蔭" meaning in Chinese

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Proverb

IPA: /u³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ in⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /mou̯²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ t͡sʰaːp̚³ lɐu̯¹³ lɐu̯¹³ sɪŋ²¹ jɐm³³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /u³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ in⁵¹/, /mou̯²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ t͡sʰaːp̚³ lɐu̯¹³ lɐu̯¹³ sɪŋ²¹ jɐm³³/ Chinese transliterations: wúxīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yìn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄔㄚ ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄧㄣˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], mou⁴ sam¹ caap³ lau⁵ lau⁵ sing⁴ jam³ [Cantonese, Jyutping], wúxīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yìn [Phonetic:wúxīnchāliúliǔchéngyìn] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], wúsin cha liǒu liǒu chéng yìn [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], wu²-hsin¹ chʻa¹ liu³ liu³ chʻêng² yin⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], wú-syīn chā lyǒu lyǒu chéng yìn [Mandarin, Yale], wushin cha leou leou cherng yinn [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], усинь ча лю лю чэн инь [Mandarin, Palladius], usinʹ ča lju lju čɛn inʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], mòuh sām chaap láuh láuh sìhng yam [Cantonese, Yale], mou⁴ sam¹ tsaap⁸ lau⁵ lau⁵ sing⁴ jam³ [Cantonese, Pinyin], mou⁴ sem¹ cab³ leo⁵ leo⁵ xing⁴ yem³ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 无心插柳柳成荫
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  1. to do something which unintentionally returns positive results Synonyms: 無心插柳 (wúxīn chā liǔ), 无心插柳 (wúxīn chā liǔ) Derived forms: 有心栽花花不開,無心插柳柳成蔭 / 有心栽花花不开,无心插柳柳成荫 (yǒuxīn zāi huā huā bù kāi, wúxīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yìn), 有意栽花花不發,無心插柳柳成陰, 有意栽花花不发,无心插柳柳成阴
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        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄔㄚ ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄧㄣˋ"
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      "zh-pron": "mou⁴ sam¹ caap³ lau⁵ lau⁵ sing⁴ jam³"
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      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wúxīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yìn [Phonetic:wúxīnchāliúliǔchéngyìn]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wúsin cha liǒu liǒu chéng yìn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wu²-hsin¹ chʻa¹ liu³ liu³ chʻêng² yin⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wú-syīn chā lyǒu lyǒu chéng yìn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wushin cha leou leou cherng yinn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "усинь ча лю лю чэн инь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "usinʹ ča lju lju čɛn inʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/u³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ in⁵¹/",
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      "zh-pron": "mòuh sām chaap láuh láuh sìhng yam"
    },
    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mou⁴ sam¹ tsaap⁸ lau⁵ lau⁵ sing⁴ jam³"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mou⁴ sem¹ cab³ leo⁵ leo⁵ xing⁴ yem³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mou̯²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ t͡sʰaːp̚³ lɐu̯¹³ lɐu̯¹³ sɪŋ²¹ jɐm³³/",
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      "ipa": "/u³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ in⁵¹/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/mou̯²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ t͡sʰaːp̚³ lɐu̯¹³ lɐu̯¹³ sɪŋ²¹ jɐm³³/"
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      "word": "有意栽花花不發,無心插柳柳成陰"
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        "to do something which unintentionally returns positive results"
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      "zh-pron": "wúxīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yìn"
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        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄔㄚ ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄧㄣˋ"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "mou⁴ sam¹ caap³ lau⁵ lau⁵ sing⁴ jam³"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wúxīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yìn [Phonetic:wúxīnchāliúliǔchéngyìn]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wúsin cha liǒu liǒu chéng yìn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wu²-hsin¹ chʻa¹ liu³ liu³ chʻêng² yin⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wú-syīn chā lyǒu lyǒu chéng yìn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wushin cha leou leou cherng yinn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "усинь ча лю лю чэн инь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "usinʹ ča lju lju čɛn inʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/u³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ in⁵¹/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mòuh sām chaap láuh láuh sìhng yam"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mou⁴ sam¹ tsaap⁸ lau⁵ lau⁵ sing⁴ jam³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mou⁴ sem¹ cab³ leo⁵ leo⁵ xing⁴ yem³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mou̯²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ t͡sʰaːp̚³ lɐu̯¹³ lɐu̯¹³ sɪŋ²¹ jɐm³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: wúxīnchāliúliǔchéngyìn]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/u³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ li̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ in⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mou̯²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ t͡sʰaːp̚³ lɐu̯¹³ lɐu̯¹³ sɪŋ²¹ jɐm³³/"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "roman": "wúxīn chā liǔ",
      "word": "無心插柳"
    },
    {
      "roman": "wúxīn chā liǔ",
      "word": "无心插柳"
    }
  ],
  "word": "無心插柳柳成蔭"
}

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