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獅子開大口 (si1 zi2 hoi1 daai6 hau2) — make an excessive demand; demand an exorbitant price; too greedy in Cantonese

siˉ¹獅ziˊ²子hoiˉ¹開daaiˍ₆大hauˊ²口
简 狮子开大口
Mandarin Pinyin: shi1 zi3 kai1 da4 kou3

Meaning of 獅子開大口

nounmake an excessive demand; demand an exorbitant price; too greedy
nounrequesting too much exceeding its value (idiom)

Example Sentences with 獅子開大口

keoiˏ₅佢siˉ¹獅ziˊ²子hoiˉ¹開daaiˍ₆大hauˊ²口
He's asking for too much.
gam˗₃咁joengˍ₆樣siˉ¹獅ziˊ²子hoiˉ¹開daaiˍ₆大hauˊ²口
Asking for so much like this.
keoiˏ₅佢siˉ¹獅ziˊ²子hoiˉ¹開daaiˍ₆大hauˊ²口wo˗₃喎
He's really asking for a lot!
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好siˉ¹獅ziˊ²子hoiˉ¹開daaiˍ₆大hauˊ²口
Don't be greedy.
keoiˏ₅佢siˉ¹獅ziˊ²子hoiˉ¹開daaiˍ₆大hauˊ²口za˗₃咋
He's just asking for a lot, that's all.
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Characters in 獅子開大口

獅si1
n. lion
子zi2
(noun) 1. son; 2. offspring; (adjective) 1. subsidiary; (noun) one of the Earthly Branches
開hoi1
depart; leave; start
大daai6
a Chinese family name
口hau2
edge or blade of a knife

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