吊 diào

1. diào verb to hang
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
   Notes: (Guoyu '吊' v 1; Unihan '吊')
2. diào verb to condole / to mourn / to pity
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Same as 弔 (Guoyu '吊' v 4; Unihan '吊')
3. diào verb to keep
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 收回 or 扣留 (Guoyu '吊' v 2)
4. diào verb to draw
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 提取 (Guoyu '吊' v 3)
5. diào noun an ancient unit of currentcy
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Same as 弔; one thousand copper coins (Guoyu '吊' n 1)

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• 吊车(吊車) a hoist / a crane
• 吊环(吊環) rings
• 提心吊胆(提心吊膽) to be scared and on edge
• 尸吊(屍吊) drop dead / to curse
• 上吊 to hang / to die by hanging
• 吊诡(弔詭) bizarre / paradoxical ; a paradox
• 吊死 death by hanging / to hang oneself
• 凭吊(憑弔) to visit a place for the memories / to pay homage to (the deceased)
• 祭吊(祭弔) to mourn and offer prayers
• 吊唁(弔唁) to offer condolences (for the deceased) / to condole ; to offer condolences (for the deceased) / to condole
• 吊唁(弔唁) to offer condolences (for the deceased) / to condole ; to offer condolences (for the deceased) / to condole
• 吊祭(弔祭) a worship ceremony for the dead / to offer sacrifice (to ancestors) / a libation
• 吊起 to hoist
• 拖吊 to tow (a car)
• 吊挂(吊掛) to suspend / to hang
• 吊桥(吊橋) drawbridge / suspension bridge
• 吊销(吊銷) to suspend (an agreement) / to revoke
• 吊线(吊線) plumbline
• 吊死鬼 ghost of a person who died by hanging / hanged person / (coll.) inchworm / hangman (word game)
• 拖吊车(拖吊車) tow truck
• 吊点滴(吊點滴) to put on an intravenous drip
• 开吊(開弔) to hold memorial service / to hold a funeral
• 吊颈(吊頸) to hang oneself
• 吊慰(弔慰) to offer condolences / to console the bereaved
• 吊丧(弔喪) condolences / a condolence visit
• 吊文(弔文) paper prayers
• 吊灯(吊燈) a hanging lamp / a chandelier
• 吊儿郎当(吊兒郎當) sloppy
• 吊卷 to consult the archives
• 吊塔 a tower crane
• 吊坠(吊墜) a pendant (jewelry)
• 吊坠缚(吊墜縛) strappado bondage
• 吊带背心(吊帶背心) camisole
• 吊床 hammock
• 吊扇 a ceiling fan / a punka
• 吊打 to hang somebody up and beat him
• 吊扣 to suspend (a licence etc)
• 吊梯 a rope ladder
• 吊杠(吊槓) trapeze (gymnastics)
• 吊机(吊機) crane / hoist
• 吊牌 tag
• 吊窗 a sash window
• 吊绳(吊繩) sling
• 吊膀子 to flirt (derog.)
• 吊裆裤(吊襠褲) baggy pants / sagging pants
• 吊袜带(吊襪帶) suspenders (for stockings)
• 吊铺(吊鋪) suspended bunk
• 塔吊 tower crane
• 吊孝(弔孝) a condolence visit
• 吊客(弔客) a visitor offering condolences

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吊诡矜奇

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• 《檀弓下》 Tan Gong II The Book of Rites 禮記 — count: 28
• 哀弔第十三 Volume 13: Laments and Condolences The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons 文心雕龍 — count: 14
• 《檀弓上》 Tan Gong I The Book of Rites 禮記 — count: 13
• 卷三百七十四 列傳第一百三十三 張九成 胡銓 廖剛 李迨 趙開 Volume 374 Biographies 133: Zhang Jiucheng, Hu Quan, Liao Gang, Li Dai, Zhao Kai History of Song 宋史 — count: 13
• 第五十三回 Chapter 53 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 11
• 卷11　志第6　禮儀六 Volume 11 Treatises 6: Rites 6 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 10
• 《雜記下》 Miscellaneous Records II The Book of Rites 禮記 — count: 10
• 第七十二回 Chapter 72 Journey to the West 西遊記 — count: 9
• 春官宗伯 第三 3. Office of Spring and Minister of Rites Rites of Zhou 周禮 — count: 8
• 《曾子問》 The Questions of Zeng-zi The Book of Rites 禮記 — count: 8