吊诡

Traditional form:

弔詭

Pinyin (reading):

diàoguǐ

Definitions:

• bizarre
• paradoxical
• a paradox (from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子／庄子 ( Zhuāngzǐ))

Characters:

• 吊 - to condole, to mourn, to pity; to hang
• 诡 - to cheat, to defraud; sly, treacherous

Traditional characters:

• 弔 - to suspend, to hang; to pity, to condole
• 詭 - to cheat, to defraud; sly, treacherous