「無心插柳柳成蔭」
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| Pronunciation： | mou4 sam1 caap3 lau5 lau5 sing4 jam3 |
| Individual Character Meaning： |
無 nothing; none; nil; without; lacking 心 heart; centre; core; personality; mind; feeling; intention; affection; love; mind, attention; "heart" shape 插 to insert; to thrust; to put in; to stick in; to add; to place between; to join; to reprimand; to scold; to admonish; to chastize; to drop in price 柳 willow; boneless flesh of 柳 willow; boneless flesh of 成 to accomplish; 10%; one tenth; to succeed; to finish; to complete; whole; all; entire 蔭 shade |
| Part of Speech： | expression |
| Explanation： |
to have unexpected results that one did not intend for; a watched flower never blooms, but an untended willow grows
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| Synonym： | Synonym： 無心插柳 |
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