漫天要价 exorbitant price
Explanation
指狮子大开口，漫无目的地乱要价。形容要价过高，毫无道理。
Refers to an unreasonably high price, without any justifiable basis.
Origin Story
从前，有个小贩在集市上卖西瓜。他挑了一个最大的西瓜，大声叫卖：“新鲜的大西瓜，个个又甜又大，只要一百两银子！”围观的群众哄堂大笑，都觉得他太贪婪了，西瓜再大，也不值这个价钱啊！小贩见没人买，只好无奈地把价格降低。这个小贩的行为就是典型的漫天要价。
Once upon a time, a street vendor was selling watermelons at a market. He picked the biggest one and shouted loudly: “Fresh watermelons, each sweet and big, only one hundred silver pieces!” The onlookers laughed at him for being too greedy, no watermelon was worth that price. Since nobody bought, he had to lower the price. His behavior was a typical example of asking for an exorbitant price.
Usage
作谓语、宾语；形容要价过高。
Used as predicate or object; describes exorbitant prices.
Examples
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奸商漫天要价，坑蒙拐骗。
jian shang man tian yao jia, keng meng guai pian.
The rogue merchant overcharges, cheating and swindling.
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他漫天要价，结果没人买他的东西。
ta man tian yao jia, jieguo mei ren mai ta de dongxi.
He asked for exorbitant prices, and as a result, nobody bought his goods.