事与愿违
shìyǔ-yuànwéiTraditional 事與願違
things turn out contrary to one's wishes
Every meaning
shìyǔ-yuànwéi
- things turn out contrary to one's wishes
Its characters
- 事shìthing; matter; affair
- 与yǔand; with
- 愿yuànto wish; to be willing (as in 愿意)
- 违wéito disobey; to violate
Words with 事
Words with 与
Meanings from our own dictionary. Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list, the most common first.