粵

呼fu1風fung1喚wun6雨jyu5

simp呼风唤雨
fu1 fung1 wun6 jyu5hū fēng huàn yǔ

English

  1. to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom); to exercise magical powers
  2. fig. to stir up troubles
  3. to call the wind and summon the rain (with supernatural power) ----
  4. figuratively, to possess great power or influence and be able to do whatever one wants

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 施展法力,召喚風雨
  2. 力量或者影響力好大,有得想做咩就做咩

Examples

  • 佢喺公司呼風喚雨,經理都要怕佢幾分啊。

    He possesses great power in the company, even the manager doesn't dare to do something about it.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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