不打自招

bù dǎ zì zhāo

Dictionary entry

to confess without being pressed

What does 不打自招 mean?

不打自招 (bù dǎ zì zhāo) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to confess without being pressed

2to make a confession without duress

Character breakdown

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不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-打dá(loanword) dozen · Taiwan pr. [da3]自zì(bound form) self; oneself · from; since 招zhāoto recruit · to provoke

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不打自招

bù dǎ zì zhāo

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