粵

自zi6打daa2嘴zeoi2巴baa1

zi6 daa2 zeoi2 baa1zì dǎ zuǐ ba

English

  1. literally: to slap one's own face; to contradict oneself
  2. to contradict oneself while speaking

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 作出自相矛盾嘅言論

Examples

  • 佢講嘢成日自打嘴巴。

    He's always contradicting himself.

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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