shì yǔ yuàn wéi

Traditional: 事與願違

事与愿违 (shì yǔ yuàn wéi) is a Chinese word meaning “things turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiom)”.

Meanings

  1. 1things turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiom)

Characters in 事与愿违

事shì · matter与yǔ · (formal) and; together with (linking parallel nouns, verbs, or phrases)愿yuàn · honest and prudent违wéi · to disobey

Related words

事matter事情affair; matter; thing; business与(formal) and; together with (linking parallel nouns, verbs, or phrases)与to take part in与variant of 歟|欤[yu2]愿意to wish故事old practice故事narrative; story; tale事实上in fact事实fact事儿one's employment事件incident; event

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