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有意栽花花不發，無心插柳柳成陰

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Traditional 有意栽花花不發，無心插柳柳成陰 Simplified 有意栽花花不发，无心插柳柳成阴

Pinyin you3 yi4 zai1 hua1 hua1 bu4 fa1 , wu2 xin1 cha1 liu3 liu3 cheng2 yin1

English 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