不請自來

Chinese

		not; no	to ask; to invite; please (do sth) to ask; to invite; please (do sth); to treat (to a meal, etc.); to request	from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	to come
trad. (不請自來)		不	請	自	來
simp. (不请自来)		不	请	自	来

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bùqǐngzìlái

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄥˇ ㄗˋ ㄌㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ cing² zi⁶ loi⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bùqǐngzìlái
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄥˇ ㄗˋ ㄌㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bùcǐngzìhlái
    • Wade–Giles: pu⁴-chʻing³-tzŭ⁴-lai²
    • Yale: bù-chǐng-dz̀-lái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: buchiingtzyhlai
    • Palladius: буцинцзылай (bucinczylaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡sz̩⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bat¹ cing² zi⁶ loi⁴
    • Yale: bāt chíng jih lòih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ tsing² dzi⁶ loi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: bed¹ qing² ji⁶ loi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɪŋ³⁵ t͡siː²² lɔːi̯²¹/

Idiom

不請自來

1. to turn up without being invited