不打自招

不
打
自
招
to confess without being pressed / to make a confession without duress

Characters and words in 不打自招

不
bù = bu + Ø4
(negative prefix) / not / no
不 = 丆 + 卜 : Bruno Bear (bu) is setting up a wind wheel (丆) with a voodoo staff (卜) in the space station's bathroom (Ø4). He also puts a "forbidden" sign (mnemonic symbol for 不) on it, to make clear that it may not (不) be stopped.
不
bù = bu + Ø4
no; not so / (bound form) not; un-
打
dá = d + a2
dozen (loanword)
打
dǎ = d + a3
to beat / to strike / to hit / to break / to type / to mix up / to build / to fight / to fetch / to make / to tie up / to issue / to shoot / to calculate / to play (a game) / since / from
打 = 丁 + 扌 : Don Quixote (d) got lost in the ashram (a3) and is afraid of being beaten (打). He equips himself with a claw (扌) for the left hand and a nail (丁) for the right hand, ready to beat (打) anyone approaching him.
自
zì = z + Ø4
self / oneself / from / since / naturally / surely
自 = 丶 + 目 : A hand mirror, which someone uses to look at her- or himself. The Eye of Providence is looking at itself in a handheld mirror in the space station's bathroom. It think it's indeed looking very good, since Zorro attached a petal leaf to its eyes.
招
zha̅o = zh + ao1
to recruit / to provoke / to beckon / to incur / to infect / contagious / a move (chess) / a maneuver / device / trick / to confess
招 = 召 + 扌 : In front of the aorta (ao1), James II of England (zh) gives a blazing speech to recruit (招) new followers. Before giving his speech, he called everyone together via intercom (召). While speaking he is waving a toy claw (扌), which reminds many listeners of a weapon and thus provokes (招) many of them. Nevertheless, the ideas James II of England puts forward in his speech are quite contagious (招).

Words with 不打自招

不打自招 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 不打自招

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