不如意事,十常八九

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not; no according to [one's] wishes; to be as one wishes; to be satisfactory
matter; thing; item
matter; thing; item; work; affair
 
ten
always; ever; often
always; ever; often; frequently; common; general; constant
 
eight nine
trad. (不如意事,十常八九) 如意
simp. #(不如意事,十常八九) 如意
Literally: “Events that do not turn out as one wished are happening as often as ten eight and nine.”

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不如意事,十常八九

  1. things are constantly going wrong
    終究不是不過有限必須順應人性大自然潛力不如意事十常八九局限神妙莫測模式使 [MSC, trad.]
    终究不是不过有限必须顺应人性大自然潜力不如意事十常八九局限神妙莫测模式使 [MSC, simp.]
    Rén zhōngjiū bùshì shén, bùguò shì yǒuxiàn de rén, bìxū shùnyìng rénxìng, shàn yòng dàzìrán de qiánlì, zhàn zài “bùrúyìshì, shíchángbājiǔ” de júxiàn zhōng, yǐ shénmiào mòcè de móshì lái shǐ qí jíduōxiōngshào. [Pinyin]
    People are not gods; they are humans with human limitations, and so must accommodate human nature. One must find a good way to utilize Mother Nature's potential. Within the boundaries of a life where things are constantly going wrong, one must find a way to think outside of the box so that one can have more hits than misses.