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無心插柳柳成陰
简 无心插柳柳成阴 · 繁 無心插柳柳成陰Mandarin · pinyin wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn
Meanings
- lit. idly poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree to shade you
- (fig.) unintentional actions may bring unexpected success
- also written 無心插柳柳成蔭
Characters in this entry
- 無
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- 心
- xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
- 插
- chā · insert, stick into; plant
- 柳
- liǔ · willow tree; pleasure; 24th lunar mansion, determinative star δ Hydrae
- 成
- chéng · completed, finished, fixed
- 陰
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- 无
- wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
- 阴
- yīn · 'female' principle; dark; secret
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Mandarin tones
2–1–1–3–3–2–1 · wu2 xin1 cha1 liu3 liu3 cheng2 yin1
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mou4 sam1 caap3 lau5 lau5 sing4 jam1
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