事與願違 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
與 yǔ and; with; to; for; give, grant
願 yuàn desire, want; wish; ambition
違 wéi disobey, violate, defy; be apart from