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事与愿违
shì​yǔ​yuàn​wéi

backfire

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1 sentence

  1. 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, jié​guǒ què shì​yǔ​yuàn​wéi, fǎn'ér ràng shì​qing gèng zāo le.

    I intended to help him, but it backfired and I ended up making matters worse.

    Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary
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