漫天 (màn tiān) — filling the whole sky, all over the sky; boundless, limitless; excessive (as in 漫天要价)
Definition
Used for something that fills the whole sky (snow, sand, stars), and figuratively for boundlessness or excess, as in 漫天要价 ('to charge an exorbitant price').
verb
filling the whole skyall over the skyboundlesslimitlessexcessive (as in 漫天要价)
Examples
- 漫天，。Chuāng wài màn tiān dà xuě, lù dōu kàn bú jiàn le.Outside the window the sky is full of heavy snow — you can't even see the road.
- ，。Tā mài dōng xī xǐ huan màn tiān yào jià, nǐ dé shǐ jìn kǎn jià.When he sells things, he tends to ask exorbitant prices — you really have to bargain hard.
- 漫天。Shā mò lǐ màn tiān de huáng shā ràng rén zhēng bù kāi yǎn.In the desert, the sky-filling yellow sand makes it impossible to keep your eyes open.
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