事与愿违

wǒ men de shēng huó zhōng yǒu hěn duō shì yǔ yuàn wéi de qíng kuàng

我们的生活中有很多事与愿违的情况。

Many events in our lives go by contraries.

tā suī rán chù chù chū yú shàn yì què zǒng shì shì yǔ yuàn wéi

她虽然处处出于善意，却总是事与愿违。

She's full of good intentions but they rarely work out.

hǎo xīn bàn huài shì zhēn shi shì yǔ yuàn wéi

好心办坏事，真是事与愿违。

Good intentions really don't work out the way you want them to.