[ shìyǔyuànwéi ] get the opposite of what one wants; achieve the opposite of what one intended; be contrary to what one expects; events do not happen as one wishes.; one did not succeed in carrying out one's intention.; reality does not accord with hopes.; the result is [turns out] contrary to one's expectations.; the result ran counter to one's desire.; the result was the reverse of one's wishes.; things did not turn out the way one wanted it [had anticipated].; things do not (always) turn out as one wishes.; things go athwart (one's purpose).; things go contrary to one's wishes.; things have come out against sb.; things have not been going the way one expected.; things were not moving in the direction desired
