不請自來 [－请－来]

Jyutping bat1 cing2 zi6 loi4
Pinyin bù qǐng zì lái

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to turn up without being invited
  2. unsolicited
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    冇​畀​人​邀​請​而​自行​到​來
    to turn up without being invited
    • 人地宴會，佢不請自來，無人理佢，唯有自己玩手機。
      人地宴会，佢不请自来，无人理佢，唯有自己玩手机。
      jan4 dei6 jin3 wui6, keoi5 bat1 cing2 zi6 loi4, mou5 jan4 lei5 keoi5, wai4 jau5 zi6 gei2 waan2 sau2 gei1
      They threw a dinner party and he showed up without being invited. Nobody paid attention to him, so all he could do was play on his phone.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to turn up without being invited
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我觉得自己像是不请自来似的。
    我覺得自己像是不請自來似的。
    wǒ jué de zì jǐ xiàng shì bù qǐng zì lái shì de 。
    • I felt as if I were an uninvited guest.
  2. Mandarin
    不快乐不请自来。
    不快樂不請自來。
    bù kuài lè bù qǐng zì lái 。
    • Unhappiness comes without being called.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    人地宴会，佢不请自来，无人理佢，唯有自己玩手机。
    人地宴會，佢不請自來，無人理佢，唯有自己玩手機。
    jan4 dei6 jin3 wui6, keoi5 bat1 cing2 zi6 loi4, mou5 jan4 lei5 keoi5, wai4 jau5 zi6 gei2 waan2 sau2 gei1
    • They threw a dinner party and he showed up without being invited. Nobody paid attention to him, so all he could do was play on his phone.