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不打自招
  bat1 daa2 zi6 ziu1   jyutping
  bu4 da3 zi4 zhao1   pinyin
Freudian slip; give oneself away; betray oneself unintentionally

This is the second part of a two-part allegorical saying that has 鬼拍後尾枕 as the first part. Folklore says that a person would reveal the truth if a ghost slaps the back of his head.
Idiom
verb

Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
不打自招

This word has been viewed 1650 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 23rd Jan 2006 03:08 and last edited on 23rd Jan 2013 13:21
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Characters in this word:

 bat1  -  not; no; un-
 daa2 daa1  -  hit; strike | dozen
 zi6  -  self; private; personal
 ziu1  -  beckon; recruit; confess; attract; trick
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