無心插柳柳成陰 (mou4 sam1 caap3 lau5 lau5 sing4 jam1): lit. idly poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree to shade you | Cantonese Dictionary

mou4 sam1 caap3 lau5 lau5 sing4 jam1無心插柳柳成陰无心插柳柳成阴

Jyutpingmou4 sam1 caap3 lau5 lau5 sing4 jam1

Yalemòuh sām chap láuh láuh sìngh yām

Definition

lit. idly poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree to shade you; also written 無心插柳柳成蔭|无心插柳柳成荫

T1High level

T2High rising

T3Mid level

T4Low falling

T5Low rising

T6Low level

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