人算不如天算

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Chinese

man; person; people
regard as; to figure; to calculate
regard as; to figure; to calculate; to compute
 
to be not like; to be not equal to; to be not as good as
to be not like; to be not equal to; to be not as good as; cannot compare to; to be inferior to
 
day; sky; heaven
regard as; to figure; to calculate
regard as; to figure; to calculate; to compute
 
trad. (人算不如天算) 不如
simp. #(人算不如天算) 不如
alternative forms 天算不由人算

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Proverb

人算不如天算

  1. the best laid plans of mice and men often go awry; no matter how much one plans things out, life always intervenes; man proposes but God disposes; God's plans supersede our own