无心插柳柳成荫
wú​xīn​chā​liǔ​liǔ​chéng​yìn

unintentional success

无心插柳柳成荫 無心插柳柳成蔭 wú​xīn​chā​liǔ​liǔ​chéng​yìn
unintentional success
an unintentional action that leads to an unexpected positive result; literally meaning 'planting a willow branch without intent and seeing it grow into a shade tree'

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0.060 per million appears in 0% of films

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