- 万事如意 wànshìrúyì everything as one wisheseverything as one wishes; all things go according to one's desires; often used as a greeting or blessing to wish someone the best of luck or success in all their affairs
- 不如意 bùrúyì unsatisfactorynot in accordance with one's wishes; disappointing; failing to satisfy
- 吉祥如意 jíxiángrúyì good fortuneMay you have good fortune and everything goes according to your wishes; lucky and smooth-sailing.
- 如意算盘 rúyìsuànpán wishful thinkinga plan or calculation based on what one wants to happen rather than on reality; smug calculation; to count one's chickens before they are hatched
- 称心如意 chènxīnrúyì after one's own heartin accord with one's wishes; very gratifying and satisfactory; finding everything as one could wish
- 打如意算盘 dǎrúyìsuànpán to indulge in wishful thinkingTo calculate based only on things turning out as one wishes; to be overly optimistic about a plan.
- 趁心如意 chènxīnrúyì very gratifyingperfectly in accord with one's wishes; very satisfactory
- 遂心如意 suìxīnrúyì perfectly satisfiedto be perfectly satisfied; following one's heart's desire; totally satisfying
- 如意郎君 rúyìlángjūn ideal husbandan ideal husband or partner; Mr. Right
- 如意套 rúyìtào condom(dialect) condom
- 可心如意 kěxīnrúyì satisfactory(idiom) after one's own heart; gratifying; everything one could wish for
- 不如意事,十常八九 bùrúyìshìshíchángbājiǔ things rarely go as one hopesProverb meaning that things in life go against one's wishes eight or nine times out of ten; used to comfort someone by reminding them that setbacks and disappointments are a normal part of life