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要风得风，要雨得雨

yào fēng dé fēng , yào yǔ dé yǔ

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 要风得风，要雨得雨

得
de

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

要
yào

to want; to need; to ask for

得
děi

to have to

雨
yù

(literary) to rain

雨
yǔ

rain

要
yāo

(bound form) to demand; to coerce

得
dé

to obtain

风
fēng

wind