事与愿违 shìyǔyuànwéi backfire Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 1 sentence 我本想帮他,结果却事与愿违,反而让事情更糟了。 wǒ běn xiǎng bāng tā, jiéguǒ què shìyǔyuànwéi, fǎn'ér ràng shìqing gèng zāo le. I intended to help him, but it backfired and I ended up making matters worse. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary