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開天索價，落地還錢
简 开天索价，落地还钱 · 繁 開天索價，落地還錢Cantonese · source Jyutpinghoi1 tin1 saak3， lok6 dei6 waan4 cin4
Meanings
- this phrase is used to describe during negotiations between two parties, the seller asking for a sky-high price whilst the buyer returns the offer with a rock bottom price
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Source definition segments, in their original order. Characters a definition cites are shown without their Mandarin pinyin; classifier lists that CC-Canto copied from CC-CEDICT are marked Mandarin. The community dictionary is not independently verified by zimai.
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Mandarin comparison · separate source entries
CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: kai1 tian1 suo3 jia4 , lao4 di4 huan2 qian2. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.
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