有意栽花花不活 yǒuyìzāihuāhuābùhuó - carefully planted flowers do not bloom
- to fail in an endeavor despite putting in great effort or deliberation; the first half of a common proverb about the irony of effort versus outcome
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- 无心插柳柳成阴 wúxīnchāliǔliǔchéngyīn
