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zhā to prick / to run or stick (a needle etc) into / mug or jug used for serving beer (loanword from "jar")
xuàn stick-like implement inserted into the handles of a tripod cauldron in ancient times in order to lift the cauldron / commonly used in Korean names, transcribed as "hyun"
jìn shake / stick into / strike
插上 chā shang to plug into / to insert / to stick in
银丹 yín dān lunar caustic (fused silver nitrate, shaped into a stick and used as a cauterizing agent)
有意栽花花不发,无心插柳柳成阴 yǒu zāi huā huā , 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 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 無心插柳柳成蔭|无心插柳柳成荫


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