要 风 得 风，要 雨 得 雨

yào fēng dé fēng , yào yǔ dé yǔdictionary entry

to get whatever one wants / to have everything going one's way

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

要風得風，要雨得雨 要风得风，要雨得雨 [yao4 feng1 de2 feng1 , yao4 yu3 de2 yu3] /to get whatever one wants/to have everything going one's way/

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Other forms in these source records: 要風得風，要雨得雨

要
yāo
(bound form) to demand / to coerce
yào
to want / to need / to ask for / will / shall / about to / need to / should / if (same as 要是[yào shi]) / (bound form) important
风
fēng
wind / news / style / custom / manner / CL:陣|阵[zhèn],絲|丝[sī]
得
dé
to obtain / to get / to gain / to catch (a disease) / proper / suitable / proud / contented / to allow / to permit / ready / finished
dè
used in 得瑟[dè se]
de
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
děi
to have to / must / ought to / to need to
风
fēng
wind / news / style / custom / manner / CL:陣|阵[zhèn],絲|丝[sī]
要
yāo
(bound form) to demand / to coerce
yào
to want / to need / to ask for / will / shall / about to / need to / should / if (same as 要是[yào shi]) / (bound form) important
雨
yǔ
rain / CL:陣|阵[zhèn],場|场[cháng]
yù
(literary) to rain / (of rain, snow etc) to fall / to precipitate / to wet
得
dé
to obtain / to get / to gain / to catch (a disease) / proper / suitable / proud / contented / to allow / to permit / ready / finished
dè
used in 得瑟[dè se]
de
structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc
děi
to have to / must / ought to / to need to
雨
yǔ
rain / CL:陣|阵[zhèn],場|场[cháng]
yù
(literary) to rain / (of rain, snow etc) to fall / to precipitate / to wet

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