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要风得风，要雨得雨

yào fēng dé fēng , yào yǔ dé yǔ

Definitions

  1. 1. to get whatever one wants
  2. 2. to have everything going one's way

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Child Words of 要风得风，要雨得雨

得
dé

to obtain

得
de

structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc

得
děi

to have to

要
yāo

(bound form) to demand; to coerce

要
yào

to want; to need; to ask for

雨
yǔ

rain

雨
yù

(literary) to rain

风
fēng

wind