要風得風，要雨得雨

See also: 要风得风，要雨得雨

Chinese

		important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce	wind; news; style wind; news; style; custom; manner	get; obtain; gain get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to	wind; news; style wind; news; style; custom; manner		important; vital; to want important; vital; to want; to be going to; must; demand; ask; request; coerce	rain	get; obtain; gain get; obtain; gain; proper; suitable; proud; contented; allow; permit; ready; finished; a sentence particle used after a verb to show effect; degree or possibility; to have to; must; ought to; to need to	rain
trad. (要風得風，要雨得雨)		要	風	得	風	，	要	雨	得	雨
simp. (要风得风，要雨得雨)		要	风	得	风	，	要	雨	得	雨

Etymology

Literally: to get wind if one wants it, to get rain if one wants it

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yào fēng dé fēng, yào yǔ dé yǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄠˋ ㄈㄥ ㄉㄜˊ ㄈㄥ , ㄧㄠˋ ㄩˇ ㄉㄜˊ ㄩˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yào fēng dé fēng, yào yǔ dé yǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˋ ㄈㄥ ㄉㄜˊ ㄈㄥ , ㄧㄠˋ ㄩˇ ㄉㄜˊ ㄩˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yào fong dé fong, yào yǔ dé yǔ
    • Wade–Giles: yao⁴ fêng¹ tê² fêng¹, yao⁴ yü³ tê² yü³
    • Yale: yàu fēng dé fēng-, yàu yǔ dé yǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yaw feng der feng, yaw yeu der yeu
    • Palladius: яо фэн дэ фэн, яо юй дэ юй (jao fɛn dɛ fɛn, jao juj dɛ juj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑʊ̯⁵¹ fɤŋ⁵⁵ tɤ³⁵ fɤŋ⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɤ³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

要風得風，要雨得雨

1. to get whatever one wants