Read Edit View history 有意栽花花不活 yǒuyìzāihuāhuābùhuó carefully planted flowers do not bloom Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 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 Edit Delete References Add reference see 无心插柳柳成阴/無心插柳柳成陰 → 有意栽花花不活/有意栽花花不活 Edit Delete
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 Edit Delete