事与愿违 (事與願違) shì yǔ yuàn wéi

  1. shì yǔ yuàn wéi set phrase for a matter to turn out the opposite to way desired
    Domain: Idiom 成语
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '事與願違'; Guoyu '事與願違')
  2. shì yǔ yuàn wéi phrase when things go against your will
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教 , Subdomain: Fo Guang Shan
    Notes: (Glossary of Humanistic Buddhism)

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  • Scroll 3 Ren Wang Bore Jing Shu 仁王般若經疏 — count: 2
  • Scroll 7 Zhi Guan Fu Xing Chuan Hong Jue 止觀輔行傳弘決 — count: 1
  • Scroll 26 Jing Lu Yi Xiang 經律異相 — count: 1
  • Scroll 25 Chu Yao Jing (Dharmapada) 出曜經 — count: 1
  • Scroll 2 Scripture for Humane Kings 佛說仁王般若波羅蜜經 — count: 1
  • Scroll 11 Sutra on the Wise and Foolish (Damamūka) 賢愚經 — count: 1
  • Scroll 4 Sutra of the Collection of the Six Perfections (Liu Du Ji Jing) 六度集經 — count: 1 , has English translation , has parallel version
  • Scroll 7 Notes on the Meaning of the Śūraṅgama Sūtra 首楞嚴義疏注經 — count: 1