事与愿违

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

Characters and words in 事与愿违

matter / thing / item / work / affair / CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1],回[hui2]

= 𠮛 + + : Mnemonic symbol: The thing.

= 𠮛 + + : Sherlock Holmes read a magic scroll in the bathroom of the space station. The scroll promised eternal love to anyone who reads it and wears a pig's nose while doing so, and Sherlock gave it a try. Now he summoned the thing, and he is scared to death! All he has to defend with is a crowbar. However, he never was in danger: Since he is wearing the pig snout, the thing thinks Sherlock is his mommy, and it just wants to cuddle.
variant of 歟|欤[yu2]
and / to give / together with

= : This one looks like 马 with eyes closed, so let's use a sleepy horse as symbol. To distinguish it let's say it's a sleepy black horse.

= : The space station has to be evacuated! Together with the unicorn, Yu the Great tries to wake up the sleepy black horse, but it sleeps really tight.
to take part in
honest / prudent / variant of 願|愿[yuan4]

= + : Yu the Great finds a live nuclear bomb in the anthill's bathroom and instantly occupies it. She paints hearts everywhere and sincerely hopes that no a-bomb will ever be used.
to hope / to wish / to desire / hoped-for / ready / willing

= + : Yu the Great finds a live nuclear bomb in the anthill's bathroom and instantly occupies it. She paints hearts everywhere and sincerely hopes that no a-bomb will ever be used.
to disobey / to violate / to separate / to go against

= + : Willy Walrus (w) is wearing gladiator sandals (辶) on his front fins and soft leather gloves (韦) on his rear fins in the Eiffel Tower's kitchen (ei2). All the other visitors are outrages since Willy Walrus is violating (违) the tower's clothing rules.

Words with 事与愿违

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Sentences with 事与愿违

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