si1 zi2 hoi1 daai6 hau2獅子開大口狮子开大口
Jyutpingsi1 zi2 hoi1 daai6 hau2
Yalesī jí hōi daaih háu
Definition
To demand an extortionate price, or make an impossibly high and unreasonable demand during negotiations.
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How it's used
This idiom is used to describe someone who makes an exorbitant demand, typically in a business or negotiation context. It carries a strong sense of disapproval, implying that the person is being greedy or unrealistic. It is frequently used when someone is trying to take advantage of another person's lack of knowledge or desperation.
Examples
He is asking for an absurd price for his used car, even more than a new one.
Are you trying to rip me off by asking for such a high salary?
Related words
Common phrases
That is simply highway robbery
Common mistake
Do not use this to describe someone who is simply expensive or high-end. It specifically refers to an unreasonable, inflated demand that is meant to exploit the other party.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
