事与愿违 in English shi4 yu3 yuan4 wei2 Meaning

Meanings

  • things turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiomatic expression)

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Pinyin

shi4 yu3 yuan4 wei2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

shi4matter yu3variant of 歟|欤[yu2] yuan4honest wei2to disobey