Taiwan Mandarin

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弔詭

diào guǐ·ㄉㄧㄠˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ

“paradox; something seemingly contradictory yet possibly true; a puzzling or ironic situation; strange; odd; uncanny.”

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diào·ㄉㄧㄠˋ

To mourn for the dead; to offer condolences to someone unfortunate; to lament or pity; a string of 100 cash (archaic).

guǐ·ㄍㄨㄟˇ

Sly; crafty; deceitful; to deceive or cheat; also, weird or bizarre; contradictory or inconsistent.