獅子大開口

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Chinese

lion; Buddha; bodhisattva
big; great; huge
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
 
to open one's mouth; to start talking
trad. (獅子大開口) 獅子 開口
simp. (狮子大开口) 狮子 开口
anagram 獅子開大口狮子开大口

Pronunciation

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Idiom

獅子大開口 (figurative)

  1. (rare) to have a big talk; to exaggerate
  2. to ask for an unjustly large amount of money or/and goods