Definition
漫天 has two main uses: a literal one meaning 'filling or covering the whole sky' (e.g. 漫天大雪), and a figurative one meaning 'boundless, excessive, over the top' — most often heard in the fixed phrase 漫天要价 'to ask an exorbitant price'. As a verb-phrase (v.p.), it can act as a predicate or an attributive modifier (attaching to a noun like 大雪, 黄沙). The figurative sense carries a negative connotation of overreaching or lacking limits.
v.p.
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 dōngxi xǐhuan màn tiān yào jià, nǐ děi shǐjìn kǎn jià.When he sells things, he tends to ask exorbitant prices — you really have to bargain hard.
- 漫天。Shāmò 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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