mou4 sam1 caap3 lau5 lau5 sing4 jam3無心插柳柳成蔭无心插柳柳成荫
Jyutpingmou4 sam1 caap3 lau5 lau5 sing4 jam3
Yalemòuh sām chap láuh láuh sìngh yam

Definition

to reap unexpected rewards from an one's unintentional actions

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T1High level
T2High rising
T3Mid level
T4Low falling
T5Low rising
T6Low level

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賣鹹鴨蛋卖咸鸭蛋
maai6 haam4 aap3 daan2(slang) passed away; departed; dead
望女成鳳望女成凤
mong6 neoi5 sing4 fung6lit. to hope one's daughter becomes a phoenix (idiom)
武安市
mou5 on1 si5Wu'an, a county-level city in Handan City 邯鄲市|邯郸市[Han2 dan1 Shi4], Hebei
明信片
ming4 seon3 pin2postcard
唔打得埋
m4 daa2 dak1 maai4not the same type of people; cannot cohabit well
寐
mei6to sleep soundly
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