獅子大開口

獅子大開口

Chinese

		lion; bodhisattva	big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	to open one's mouth; to begin to talk
trad. (獅子大開口)		獅子	大	開口
simp. (狮子大开口)		狮子	大	开口

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shīzi dà kāikǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄕ ˙ㄗ ㄉㄚˋ ㄎㄞ ㄎㄡˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: shīzi dà kāikǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄕ ˙ㄗ ㄉㄚˋ ㄎㄞ ㄎㄡˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shy.tzy dah kaikoou
    • IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩² tä⁵¹ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

獅子大開口

1. to ask for an unjustly large amount of money or/and goods