不请自来

Traditional: 不請自來

bù qǐng zì lái

Dictionary entry

to turn up without being invited

What does 不请自来 mean?

不请自来 (bù qǐng zì lái) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to turn up without being invited

2unsolicited

Character breakdown

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不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-请qǐngto ask · to invite 自zì(bound form) self; oneself · from; since 来láito come · (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)

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