狮子大开口

獅子大開口

shīzidàkāikǒu

idiom

Meanings

HSK 5

谈判时对方狮子大开口，我们只好还价。

Tánpàn shí duìfāng shīzidàkāikǒu, wǒmen zhǐhǎo huánjià.

The other side opened with an outrageous figure, so we had to counter.

HSK 7-9

他一开口就要五万块，真是狮子大开口。

Tā yī kāikǒu jiùyào wǔwàn kuài, zhēnshì shīzidàkāikǒu.

He asked for fifty thousand straight off - a real lion's mouth.

usage

Typically for asking-prices, ransoms, alimony demands, or unreasonable wish-lists. Always critical of the person making the demand.

memory

Imagine a lion's jaws gaping - no small bite will fit inside. That's the size of the demand.

狮 shī

子 zǐ

大 dà

开 kāi

口 kǒu