如意算盤

Chinese

according to [one's] wishes; to be as one wishes; to be satisfactory
trad. (如意算盤) 如意 算盤
simp. (如意算盘) 如意 算盘
Literally: “to-one's-desire abacus”.

Pronunciation


Idiom

如意算盤

  1. one's wishful thinking; counting the chickens before they are hatched

Derived terms

  • 打如意算盤 / 打如意算盘