事與願違

See also: 事与愿违

Chinese

		matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair	and; to give; together with and; to give; together with; take part in; (interrog. part.)	hope; wish; desire hope; wish; desire; ready; willing	to disobey; to violate; to separate to disobey; to violate; to separate; to go against
trad. (事與願違)		事	與	願	違
simp. (事与愿违)		事	与	愿	违

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shìyǔyuànwéi

(Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ㄩˇ ㄩㄢˋ ㄨㄟˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): si⁶ jyu⁵ jyun⁶ wai⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shìyǔyuànwéi
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄩˇ ㄩㄢˋ ㄨㄟˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhyeuyuannwei
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ y̯ɛn⁵¹ u̯eɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: si⁶ jyu⁵ jyun⁶ wai⁴
  - Yale: sih yúh yuhn wàih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: si⁶ jy⁵ jyn⁶ wai⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: xi⁶ yu⁵ yun⁶ wei⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /siː²² jyː¹³ jyːn²² wɐi̯²¹/

Idiom

事與願違

to get the opposite of what one intended

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