人算不如天算

Traditional form:

人算不如天算

Pinyin (reading):

rénsuànbùrútiānsuàn

Definitions:

• man proposes, God disposes (idiom)
• one's plans can be derailed by unforeseen events

Characters:

• 人 - man, person; people
• 算 - to calculate, to count; to figure, to plan
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 如 - as, as if, like, such as, supposing
• 天 - sky, heaven; god, celestial
• 算 - to calculate, to count; to figure, to plan

Traditional characters:

• 人 - man, person; people
• 算 - to calculate, to count; to figure, to plan
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 如 - as, as if, like, such as, supposing
• 天 - sky, heaven; god, celestial
• 算 - to calculate, to count; to figure, to plan