yǒu yì zāi huā huā bù fā , wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn

Translation

  • 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
Chinese Tones