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无心插柳柳成阴

無心插柳柳成陰

wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn

/(mou4 sam1 chaap3 lau5 lau5 sing4 yam1 )

also written ç„¡å¿ƒæ’æŸ³æŸ³æˆè”æ— å¿ƒæ’æŸ³æŸ³æˆè«

Somewhat infrequent

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(fig.) unintentional actions may bring unexpected success / also written ç„¡å¿ƒæ’æŸ³æŸ³æˆè”|æ— å¿ƒæ’æŸ³æŸ³æˆè« / lit. idly poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree to shade you /

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MDBG: 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 ç„¡å¿ƒæ’æŸ³æŸ³æˆè”|æ— å¿ƒæ’æŸ³æŸ³æˆè«

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