事与愿违 shì yǔ yuàn wéi

DEFINITIONS

  1. things turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiom)

CHARACTERS

事 shì
HSK 2
affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
与 yǔ
HSK 4
and; with; to; for; give, grant
愿 yuàn
HSK 3
sincere, honest, virtuous
违 wéi
HSK 5
disobey, violate, defy; be apart from