但愿如此 — Chinese idiom
但愿如此
dàn yuàn rú cǐ
Traditional: 但願如此
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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