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事与愿违 in English
shi4 yu3 yuan4 wei2 Meaning
Meanings
things turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiomatic expression)
Simplified Characters
事
与
愿
违
Traditional Characters
事
與
願
違
Pinyin
shi4 yu3 yuan4 wei2
Literal
Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.
事
shi4
matter
与
yu3
variant of 歟|欤[yu2]
愿
yuan4
honest
违
wei2
to disobey
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