Chinese–English
无心插柳柳成阴
wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn · wu xin cha liu liu cheng yin
Traditional 無心插柳柳成陰
Meaning
CC-CEDICT- 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 / 无心插柳柳成荫
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