天不从人愿

天不從人願
tiānbùcóngrényuàn

Heaven does not abide by the wishes of people.

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 天 tiān
  1. day
  2. sky
  3. heaven
2 不从 bùcóng
  1. (literary) to not follow; to not obey; to not yield
  2. to not follow; to not obey; to not yield
3 人 rén person; people

classifiers: 個, 位
=4 愿 yuàn
  1. honest and prudent
  2. variant of 愿 yuàn
=4 愿 yuàn
  1. (bound form) wish; hope; desire
  2. to be willing
  3. to wish (that sth may happen); may ...
  4. vow; pledge