漫天

màntiān

adjective #24,025

Meanings

1 filling the whole sky
2 everywhere
3 boundless
4 all over the place

Characters

to overflow; to spread; boundless

Examples

漫天大雪让城市陷入瘫痪。

Màntiān dàxuě ràng chéngshì xiànrù tānhuàn.

The all-encompassing snowfall paralyzed the city.

他漫天要价，根本不讲理。

Tā màntiān yào jià, gēnběn bù jiǎng lǐ.

He was asking an outrageous price, completely unreasonable.

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usage

漫天 literally means 'filling the sky' and is used both literally (漫天大雪, snow filling the sky) and figuratively. 漫天要价 (to ask an absurd price) and 漫天谎言 (lies everywhere) are common set phrases.

Stroke Order

漫 màn

天 tiān