Chinese language vocabulary 汉语词汇 如意算盘（rúyì suànpán）

如意算盘（rúyì suànpán）calculations based on wishful thinking

释义
“如意算盘”的字面意思是一个好用的算盘。比喻有的人考虑问题的时候，根据自己的愿望，只从好的方面和只为自己或己方做打算。

Meaning
“如意算盘(rúyì suànpán)” literally means a user-friendly abacus. It is often a metaphor for calculations based on wishful thinking.

例句

Sentences

1. Liǎngguǒ bùnéng zài zhè yí wèntí shàng dáchéng yízhì, hěn xiǎnrán shì yīnwèi shuāngfāng dōu bù xiǎng zìjǐ de rúyì suànpán luòkōng.
两国不能在这一问题上达成一致，很显然是因为双方都不想自己的如意算盘落空。

The two countries can’t reach an agreement on this issue, apparently because both sides are reluctant to give up their wishful original plans.

2. Bǐsài kāishǐ bù jiǔ, hóngduì jiù fāxiàn zìjǐ dǎ cuò le rúyì suànpán.
比赛开始不久，红队就发现自己打错了如意算盘。

It was not long after the game began that the Red Team found that they had made a wrong plan.