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呼风唤雨

hū fēng huàn yǔ
HSK 7

English Meaning

to call the wind and summon the rain (idiom); to exercise magical powers; fig. to stir up troubles

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
前不久还来这呼风唤雨
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💡 INTENT:

“Look at how arrogant they were acting back then, like they owned the place.”

1. PREVIOUS

听说啊

“I heard”

“she used to act like she owned this place not long ago,”

3. NEXT

一晚上花掉好几千

“spending thousands in one night.”

《蜜语纪》 · social_and_dating
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你在京城可以呼风唤雨
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💡 INTENT:

“You may be all-powerful back home, but here you have no jurisdiction.”

1. PREVIOUS

不是京城

“not the Capital.”

“You may wield great influence in the capital,”

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但是这交州的事

“but affairs in Jiaozhou”

《御赐小仵作》 · historical_and_court
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那呼风唤雨的流量
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💡 INTENT:

“Our reach is massive and commands immense market power.”

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我们家菲菲

“Our Feifei's star power,”

“the kind that can stir up huge traffic,”

3. NEXT

可不是给别人当垫脚石的

“is not meant to be someone else's stepping stone.”

《蜜语纪》 · workplace
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