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Open the tool →始愿不及此 (shǐ yuàn bù jí cǐ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Things have developed beyond or differently from one's initial expectations; the current situation is not what was originally anticipated”.
始愿不及此 is pronounced shǐ yuàn bù jí cǐ in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 始愿不及此 means “Initial wish did not extend to this”. It is used to mean “Things have developed beyond or differently from one's initial expectations; the current situation is not what was originally anticipated”.
始愿:当初的愿望。指事势的变化发展,并非起初所料想到的。