要风得风,要雨得雨

要風得風,要雨得雨
yàofēngdéfēng,yàoyǔdéyǔ
proverb

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

HSK 3
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.
HSK 6
Tā jiālǐ yǒuqián yǒu shì, cóngxiǎo yào fēng dé fēng, yào yǔ dé yǔ.
Her family had money and connections; she got whatever she wanted from childhood.

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.
register
Often slightly negative, hinting at someone spoiled or overly powerful. The neutral counterpart is simply 心想事成.

Stroke Order

yào
fēng
de