但愿如此 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• if only it were so
• I hope so

Character by character

• 但dànonly; but, however, yet, still
• 愿yuàndesire, wish; honest, virtuous; ready, willing
• 如rúas, as if, like, such as, supposing
• 此cǐthis, these; in this case, then

Idioms sharing a character

• 但说无妨 dàn shuō wú fáng
• 事与愿违 shì yǔ yuàn wéi
• 甘心情愿 gān xīn qíng yuàn
• 一如既往 yī rú jì wǎng
• 一清如水 yī qīng rú shuǐ
• 一贫如洗 yī pín rú xǐ
• 一钱如命 yī qián rú mìng
• 不过如此 bù guò rú cǐ
• 了如指掌 liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng
• 人如其名 rén rú qí míng

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