Correct
不打自招
/ bù dǎ zì zhāo /
Strokes
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Collocation
1
这不是不打自招吗
2
这等于不打自招
3
不打自招地把事情都说了
4
……不打自招
Definition
不打自招:
Literally means:
confess without being pressed
Actually means:
In ancient times it means that a criminal who confessed without being tortured.
It means someone unintentionally exposes facts or reveal thoughts. It often refers to evildoing or wicked thought. Derogatory.
旧时指没有用刑就招供。
比喻无意中暴露出实情或想法。多指坏事或坏的想法。含讽刺意味。具有贬义色彩。
Example
Used as predicate, adverbial adjunct or object. (作谓语、状语、宾语)
1
Tōu
偷
zhū
猪
de
的
xiǎotōu
小偷
biàn
辩
jiěshuō
解说
,
nā
那
tóu
头
zhū
猪
qīshíjǐ
七十几
jīn
斤
chóng
重
,
tā
他
gēnběn
根本
bēi
背
bù
不
dòng
动
。
Zhè
这
bú
不
shi
是
bùdázìzhāo
不打自招
ma
吗
?
The thief who stole the pig argued that the pig weighed seventy pounds and that he could not carry his back at all. Isn't that a no-no?
2
Māma
妈妈
hái
还
méi
没
wèn
问
,
tā
他
jiù
就
bùdázìzhāo
不打自招
,
shuō
说
zuótiān
昨天
hé
和
péngyou
朋友
qù
去
gōngyuán
公园
wán
玩
,
méi
没
qù
去
xuéxiào
学校
shàngkè
上课
。
Mother did not ask, he did not call himself, said yesterday and friends to play in the park, did not go to school.
3
Tā
他
lǎopó
老婆
pánwèn
盘问
tā
他
qián
前
jǐ
几
tiān
天
dōu
都
zuò
做
guò
过
shénme
什么
shì
事
,
qǐtú
企图
ràng
让
tā
他
shuō
说
lòu
漏
le
了
zuǐ
嘴
,
bùdázìzhāo
不打自招
dì
地
shuō
说
chū
出
gēn
跟
biède
别的
nǚrén
女人
yuēhuì
约会
de
的
shìqing
事情
。
His wife cross-asked him what he had done the other day, trying to get him to talk about leaking his mouth and not talking about dating other women.