有意栽花花不發，無心插柳柳成陰

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lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree · fig. things do not always turn out as one would expect · well-laid plans may fail, and success may come where you least expect it

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Meanings

  1. lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree
  2. fig. things do not always turn out as one would expect
  3. well-laid plans may fail, and success may come where you least expect it

Written Forms

有意栽花花不發，無心插柳柳成陰Traditional · Main Form
有意栽花花不发，无心插柳柳成阴Alternate Form

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