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無心插柳柳成蔭. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
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Chinese
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insert; stick in; pierce insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose
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willow
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willow
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finish; complete; accomplish finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth
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shade
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| trad. (無心插柳柳成蔭)
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無心
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插
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柳
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柳
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成
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蔭
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| simp. (无心插柳柳成荫)
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无心
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插
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柳
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柳
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成
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荫
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| Literally: “unwittingly plant a willow tree which later provides shade”.
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Pronunciation
Idiom
無心插柳柳成蔭
- to do something which unintentionally returns positive results
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