无心 | wú xīn | unintentionally; not in the mood to |
有口无心 | yǒu kǒu wú xīn | (saying) to speak harshly but without any bad intent |
有嘴无心 | yǒu zuǐ wú xīn | to talk without any intention of acting on it; empty prattle |
有意栽花花不发, 无心插柳柳成阴 | yǒu yì zāi huā huā bù fā , wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn | 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 |
无心插柳柳成阴 | wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn | lit. idly poke a stick in the mud and it grows into a tree to shade you; (fig.) unintentional actions may bring unexpected success; also written 无心插柳柳成荫 |
茶饭无心 | chá fàn wú xīn | no heart for tea or rice (idiom); melancholic and suffering; to have no appetite |