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事與願違

简 事与愿违 · 繁 事與願違
Mandarin · pinyin shì yǔ yuàn wéi

Meanings

  1. things turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiom)
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Characters in this entry

事
shì · affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
與
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願
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違
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与
yǔ · and; with; to; for; give, grant
愿
yuàn · sincere, honest, virtuous
违
wéi · disobey, violate, defy; be apart from
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4–3–4–2 · shi4 yu3 yuan4 wei2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

si6 jyu5 jyun6 wai4

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si6 jyu5 jyun6 wai4

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to get the opposite of what one intended

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