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事與願違 (si6 jyu5 jyun6 wai4) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

事與願違 (si6 jyu5 jyun6 wai4, shì yǔ yuàn wéi) — things turn out contrary to the way one wishes (idiom)

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 事主 (si6 zyu2) — victim of a crime
• 事乾 (si6 gon1) — used in the sentence "Why are you looking for me?; what do you want"
• 事 (si6) — matter; thing; item; work; affair M: 件jiàn [件]; 桩zhuāng [桩]; 回huí [回]; incident…
• 事出有因 (si6 ceot1 jau5 jan1) — There's reason for everything
• 事實 (si6 sat6) — reality; truth
• 事幹 (si6 gon3) — matter (as in "What's the matter?")

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