鬼拍後尾枕 (gwai2 paak3 hau6 mei5 zam2 | ) : to confess without being pressured

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鬼拍後尾枕

gwai2 paak3 hau6 mei5 zam2

to confess without being pressured;
to reveal the truth without being asked;
to let out a secret unknowingly
[lit] A ghost slaps the back of one's head

This expression is the first part of a 歇後語 with 不打自招 as the unspoken part. Folklore says that a person would reveal the truth if a ghost slaps the back of his head.

Level: 3
This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. 粵

鬼拍後尾枕

This word has been viewed 2292 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 9th Jun 2007 20:19 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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鬼 gwai2 - ghost; devil; dishonest; terrible
拍 paak3 paak3*2 - clap; pat; strike
後 hau6 - behind; come after
尾 mei5 - tail; rear; end; remnant
枕 zam2 - pillow

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