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事与愿违

shì yǔ yuàn wéi

4-character word Traditional 事與願違

What 事与愿违 means

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

The characters in 事与愿违

• 事shìmatter; thing; item
• 与yǔ(formal) and; together with (linking parallel nouns, verbs, or phrases); (formal) with…
• 愿yuànhonest and prudent; variant of 愿
• 违wéito disobey; to violate; to separate

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