无心插柳柳成阴 (無心插柳柳成陰)
wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn
Pinyin

Definition

无心插柳柳成阴 (無心插柳柳成陰)
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wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn
  1. lit. idly poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree to shade you
  2. (fig.) unintentional actions may bring unexpected success
  3. also written 無心插柳柳成蔭|无心插柳柳成荫

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

内心
nèi xīn
  1. 1 heart
  2. 2 innermost being
  3. 3 (math.) incenter
完成
wán chéng
  1. 1 to complete
  2. 2 to accomplish
心
xīn
  1. 1 heart
  2. 2 mind
  3. 3 intention
  4. 4 center
  5. 5 core
  6. 6 classifier: 颗 kē
  7. 7 classifier: 个 gè
心情
xīn qíng
  1. 1 mood
  2. 2 frame of mind
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè
成
Chéng
  1. 1 surname Cheng

Idioms (20)

一失足成千古恨
yī shī zú chéng qiān gǔ hèn
  1. 1 a single slip may cause everlasting sorrow (idiom)
一心一德
yī xīn yī dé
  1. 1 of one heart and one mind (idiom)
一心二用
yī xīn èr yòng
  1. 1 to do two things at once (idiom)
  2. 2 to multitask
  3. 3 to divide one's attention
一成不变
yī chéng bù biàn
  1. 1 nothing much changes (idiom); always the same
  2. 2 stuck in a rut
一语成谶
yī yǔ chéng chèn
  1. 1 (idiom) to have one's words turn out to be (tragically) prophetic