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Jyutping jan4 syun3 bat1 jyu4 tin1 syun3
Pinyin rén suàn bù rú tiān suàn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. man proposes, God disposes (idiom)
  2. one's plans can be derailed by unforeseen events
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    有​啲​嘢​係​個​天​注定​嘅​,​唔​係​人​嘅​力量​可以​改變​到​;​無論​計劃​得​有​幾周​詳​,​事情​都​未必​盡如人意
    man proposes, God disposes; no matter how carefully you plan things out, something may still go wrong; literally 'human plans aren't better than heavenly plans'
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. proverb
    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
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    人算不如天算。
    人算不如天算。
    rén suàn bù rú tiān suàn 。
    • Man proposes, God disposes.
    • A man's will is nothing when compared to that of the heavens.
    • Man proposes and God disposes.
    • There is no escape from destiny.