要风得风,要雨得雨

要風得風,要雨得雨
yàofēngdéfēng,yàoyǔdéyǔ
idiom

Meanings

  1. 1 to get whatever one wants
  2. 2 to have everything go one's way
  3. 3 to ask for the wind and get wind, ask for rain and get rain

Examples

Tā jiālǐ yǒu qián yǒu shì, cóngxiǎo yào fēng dé fēng, yào yǔ dé yǔ.
Her family had money and connections; she got whatever she wanted from childhood.
Zài gōngsī lǐ tā yào fēng dé fēng, yào yǔ dé yǔ, méi rén gǎn fǎnduì.
At the company he gets his way in everything — no one dares oppose him.

Tips

memory
Visualize a god of weather: ask for wind, wind comes; ask for rain, rain comes. Pure wish-fulfillment imagery — used about people with overwhelming power or favor.
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Often slightly negative, hinting at someone spoiled or overly powerful. The neutral counterpart is simply 心想事成 (xīnxiǎngshìchéng).

Stroke Order

yào
fēng