"无心" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 无心 | wú xīn | unintentionally / not in the mood to |   | |
Results beginning with 无心 | ||||
| 无心插柳 | wú xīn chā liǔ | (idiom) (of a good outcome) unanticipated / serendipitous / fortuitous | | |
| 无心插柳柳成阴 | wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn | 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 無心插柳柳成蔭|无心插柳柳成荫 | | |
Approximate Results for 无心 | ||||
| 有口无心 | yǒu kǒu wú xīn | to speak harshly but without any bad intent (idiom) | | |
| 茶饭无心 | chá fàn wú xīn | no heart for tea or rice (idiom) / melancholic and suffering / to have no appetite | | |
| 有嘴无心 | yǒu zuǐ wú xīn | to talk without any intention of acting on it / empty prattle | | |
| 有意栽花花不发，无心插柳柳成阴 | yǒu yì zāi huā huā bù fā , wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn | 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 | | |
