Tiānxià shì nán jìn rú rényì.

天下事難盡如人意。

Lit [All the] things in the world [are] hard put to be completely as people wish.

Fig Not everything in life can be completely the way people wish them to be.

Note [Note: jìnrú-rényì is used as a chengyu meaning “things develop as wished.”]

Topics chengyu DESIRE jìnrú-rényì LIFE