吊诡
吊诡
diào guǐ
bizarre; paradoxical; a paradox (from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子)
Traditional: 弔詭
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Definitions
- bizarre
- paradoxical
- a paradox (from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子)
Example Sentences
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Related Words
窃国者侯，窃钩者诛(qiè guó zhě hóu , qiè gōu zhě zhū)— steal the whole country and they make you a prince, steal a hook and they hang you (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子)
→窃钩者诛，窃国者侯(qiè gōu zhě zhū , qiè guó zhě hóu)— steal a hook and they hang you, steal the whole country and they make you a prince (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子)
→螳螂捕蝉(táng láng bǔ chán)— the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
→螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后(táng láng bǔ chán , huáng què zài hòu)— the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
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