有意栽花花不发，无心插柳柳成阴 (有意栽花花不發，無心插柳柳成陰) yǒuyì zāi huā huā bù fà, wúxīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn

yǒuyì zāi huā huā bù fà, wúxīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn phrase you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree; things do not always turn out as one would expect
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '有意栽花花不發，無心插柳柳成陰')