自爆

zìbào

verb

Meanings

1 to self-detonate, to explode oneself
2 to perform a suicide bombing
3 (slang) to spill private details about oneself

Characters

to explode, burst

Examples

袭击者引爆背心自爆身亡。

Xíjīzhě yǐnbào bèixīn zìbào shēnwáng.

The attacker detonated his vest and blew himself up.

他在直播里自爆了自己的身高。

Tā zài zhíbō lǐ zìbào le zìjǐ de shēngāo.

He spilled his actual height on the livestream.

Tips

usage

Two registers: literal (military / news) and figurative (entertainment slang for celebrity confessions, like ages, relationships, embarrassing stories). Context — guns vs. gossip — disambiguates.

memory

自 self + 爆 explode/blow up. The 'leak info' sense extends 'blow up' the way English uses 'spill the beans'.

Stroke Order

自 zì

爆 bào