Meaning of 事与愿违
事与愿违 means things turn out contrary to one's wishes; to fall short of one's expectations. Pronounced shì yǔ yuàn wéi.
- things turn out contrary to one's wishes; to fall short of one's expectations
Definitions & Examples
Méi没
xiǎng想
dào到
shì事
yǔ与
yuàn愿
wéi违
，
tā他
de的
jì计
huà划
wán完
quán全
shī失
bài败
le了
。
Who would have thought things would turn out contrary to his wishes—his plan completely failed.
Wǒ我
běn本
xiǎng想
bāng帮
máng忙
，
jié结
guǒ果
shì事
yǔ与
yuàn愿
wéi违
，
fǎn反
ér而
tiān添
le了
luàn乱
。
I wanted to help, but the result was contrary to my wishes, instead creating more trouble.
Tā他
xiǎng想
tōng通
guò过
zhè这
cì次
kǎo考
shì试
zhèng证
míng明
zì自
jǐ己
，
dàn但
shì事
yǔ与
yuàn愿
wéi违
，
chéng成
jì绩
bìng并
bù不
lǐ理
xiǎng想
。
He wanted to prove himself through this exam, but things turned out contrary to his wishes, and the results were not ideal.
Jǐn尽
guǎn管
zuò做
le了
chōng充
fèn分
zhǔn准
bèi备
，
dàn但
shì事
yǔ与
yuàn愿
wéi违
，
bǐ比
sài赛
hái还
shì是
shū输
le了
。
Despite thorough preparation, things turned out contrary to wishes, and they still lost the match.