Deliberately or unintentionally; doing something with or without conscious intent.
又像是有意的，又像是无意的。存心与不经意。
南朝·宋·刘义庆《世说新语·文学》庾子嵩作意赋成，从子文康见，问曰若有意邪？非赋之所尽，若无意邪？复何所赋？答曰正在有意无意之间。”
He intentionally or unintentionally revealed the secret, but the damage was done.
Learn the next connected idiom: 有意无意 (yǒu yì wú yì) → 意想不到 (yì xiǎng bú dào)
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