事与愿违
Traditional form:
事與願違
Pinyin (reading):
shìyǔyuànwéi
Definitions:
- things turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiom)
Characters:
- 事 - affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
- 与 - and; with; to; for; to give, to grant
- 愿 - desire, wish; honest, virtuous; ready, willing
- 违 - to violate, to disobey, to defy; to separate from
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