漫天叫价 exorbitant price
Explanation
形容开出的价格过高，不合理。
Describes an excessive and unreasonable price.
Origin Story
从前，有个小贩，他挑着一担子新鲜的水果到集市上去卖。因为水果新鲜，所以他漫天叫价，结果没有人愿意买。眼看着太阳快下山了，水果就要烂了，小贩心里焦急万分。这时，一位老爷爷走过来，问他：“小伙子，你的水果怎么卖？”小贩本来想漫天叫价，但是看到老爷爷慈祥的面容，他犹豫了一下，然后报了一个比较合理的价格。老爷爷很满意，买走了小贩所有的水果。小贩虽然没有赚大钱，但是他终于把水果卖掉了，避免了损失。他这才明白，诚信交易才是长久之道，漫天叫价只会适得其反。
Once upon a time, there was a peddler who carried a load of fresh fruit to the market to sell. Because the fruit was fresh, he asked for an exorbitant price, but no one wanted to buy it. As the sun was setting and the fruit was about to rot, the peddler became very anxious. At that moment, an old gentleman came and asked him, "Young man, how do you sell your fruit?" The peddler originally wanted to ask for an exorbitant price, but seeing the kind face of the old gentleman, he hesitated for a moment, and then gave a relatively reasonable price. The old gentleman was very satisfied and bought all the peddler's fruit. Although the peddler did not make a lot of money, he finally sold his fruit and avoided losses. He realized that honest trading is the way to go, and asking for an exorbitant price will only backfire.
Usage
作谓语、宾语；形容开价过高。
As predicate, object; describes an excessive price.
Examples
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奸商漫天叫价，欺骗消费者。
jiānshāng màntiān jiàojià, qīpiàn xiāofèizhě.
The profiteer was overcharging, defrauding consumers.
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拍卖会上，有人漫天叫价，最终以高价成交。
pàimaihuì shang, yǒurén màntiān jiàojià, zuìzhōng yǐ gāojià chéngjiāo
At the auction, someone bid an exorbitant price, and it finally sold at a high price.