無心插柳柳成蔭

See also: 无心插柳柳成荫

Chinese

		without the desire or intention; unwitting; accidentally without the desire or intention; unwitting; accidentally; inadvertently; unwittingly	insert; stick in; pierce insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose	willow	willow	finish; complete; accomplish finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth	shade
trad. (無心插柳柳成蔭)		無心	插	柳	柳	成	蔭
simp. (无心插柳柳成荫)		无心	插	柳	柳	成	荫

Etymology

Literally: unwittingly plant a willow tree which later provides shade

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wúxīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yìn

(Zhuyin): ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄣㄔㄚㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄧㄣˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁴ sam¹ caap³ lau⁵ lau⁵ sing⁴ jam³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wúxīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yìn [Phonetic: wúxīnchāliúliǔchéngyìn]
  - Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄣㄔㄚㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄡˇ ㄔㄥˊ ㄧㄣˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wúsin cha liǒu liǒu chéng yìn
  - Wade–Giles: wu²-hsin¹ chʻa¹ liu³ liu³ chʻêng² yin⁴
  - Yale: wú-syīn chā lyǒu lyǒu chéng yìn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wushin cha leou leou cherng yinn
  - Palladius: усинь ча лю лю чэн инь (usinʹ ča lju lju čɛn inʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /u³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰä⁵⁵ ljoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ljoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ in⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: mou⁴ sam¹ caap³ lau⁵ lau⁵ sing⁴ jam³
  - Yale: mòuh sām chaap láuh láuh sìhng yam
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁴ sam¹ tsaap⁸ lau⁵ lau⁵ sing⁴ jam³
  - Guangdong Romanization: mou⁴ sem¹ cab³ leo⁵ leo⁵ xing⁴ yem³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mou̯²¹ sɐm⁵⁵ t͡sʰaːp̚³ lɐu̯¹³ lɐu̯¹³ sɪŋ²¹ jɐm³³/

Idiom

無心插柳柳成蔭

to do something which unintentionally returns positive results

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