弔詭

Chinese

		condole with; hang	sly; crafty
trad. (弔詭/吊詭)		弔/吊	詭
simp. (吊诡)		吊	诡

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): diàoguǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): diu³ gwai²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: diàoguǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: diàoguěi
    • Wade–Giles: tiao⁴-kuei³
    • Yale: dyàu-gwěi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: diawgoei
    • Palladius: дяогуй (djaoguj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: diu³ gwai²
    • Yale: diu gwái
    • Cantonese Pinyin: diu³ gwai²
    • Guangdong Romanization: diu³ guei²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiːu̯³³ kʷɐi̯³⁵/

Adjective

弔詭

1. weird; strange
2. paradoxical

Noun

弔詭

1. paradox