get the opposite of what one wants

get the opposite of what one wants

Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ù y ì f ǎ ns ǔ n, which means that you want to gain something, but you get hurt in the end. From the book of Ren Shaoqing.

Interpretation of Idioms

Gain: gain; loss: damage. I wanted to get something, but I got hurt. It's not what you want.

The origin of Idioms

Sima Qian of the Han Dynasty wrote in the book of reporting to Ren Shaoqing: "to move and see you, to gain and to lose."

Idiom usage

It means that something goes against one's will. Example: Zhongyi's ramble on prose poem: "it's a desire for gain and a desire for loss, and it's not a law."

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: it goes against one's wishes, and it goes against one's will.