有ㄧㄡˇ意ㄧˋyǒuyì栽ㄗㄞzāi花ㄏㄨㄚhuā花ㄏㄨㄚhuā不ㄅㄨˋbù發ㄈㄚfā，無ㄨˊ心ㄒㄧㄣwúxīn插ㄔㄚchā柳ㄌㄧㄡˇliǔ柳ㄌㄧㄡˇliǔ成ㄔㄥˊchéng陰ㄧㄣyīn

简有意栽花花不发，无心插柳柳成阴

  1. 〈諺〉比喻有意圖、有計畫去做的事未必會順利達成，而無意中的行為卻獲得意外的成效。也作「有意栽花花不發，無心插柳柳成蔭」。例 「千方百計想促成兩國經濟合作，結果有意栽花花不發，無心插柳柳成陰，反倒是文化與教育的交流有了進展」。

英lit. you plant a garden and the flowers do not bloom, you poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree, fig. things do not always turn out as one would expect, well-laid plans may fail, and success may come where you least expect it