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自打嘴巴
  zi6 daa2 zeoi2 baa1   jyutping
  zi4 da3 zui3 ba1   pinyin
contradict oneself; self-contradictory; mutually exclusive
[literal] slap one's own face
[variant]


Level: 3
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
自打嘴巴

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Characters in this word:

 zi6  -  self; private; personal
 daa2 daa1  -  hit; strike | dozen
 zeoi2  -  mouth
 baa1  -  bus; hope earnestly; cling to; crust
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