自打嘴巴 (zi6 daa2 zeoi2 baa1) — slap one's own face in Cantonese

ziˍ₆自daaˊ²打zeoiˊ²嘴baaˉ¹巴

Mandarin Pinyin: zi4 da3 zui3 ba1

Meaning of 自打嘴巴

nounslap one's own face

noun自打耳光

nouncontradict oneself; self-contradictory; mutually exclusive

nounliterally: to slap one's own face; to contradict oneself

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niˉ¹呢diˉ¹啲giu˗₃叫ziˍ₆自daaˊ²打zeoiˊ²嘴baaˉ¹巴。

This is called self-contradiction.

keoiˏ₅佢sengˎ₄成jatˍ₆日ziˍ₆自daaˊ²打zeoiˊ²嘴baaˉ¹巴。

He always contradicts himself.

keoiˏ₅佢gongˊ²講jeˏ₅野ziˍ₆自daaˊ²打zeoiˊ²嘴baaˉ¹巴。

What he says is contradictory.

gamˊ²咁gongˊ²講maiˍ₆咪ziˍ₆自daaˊ²打zeoiˊ²嘴baaˉ¹巴？

Isn't saying that contradicting yourself?

neiˏ₅你mˎ₄唔houˊ²好ziˍ₆自daaˊ²打zeoiˊ²嘴baaˉ¹巴。

Don't go back on your word.

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