Taiwan Mandarin

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蹊蹺

xī qiāo·ㄒㄧㄑㄧㄠ

“strange; suspicious; odd and contrary to expectation”

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A small path or trail; a track; used in the idiom 蹊跷 (xi1 qiao1) meaning suspicious or odd.

qiāo·ㄑㄧㄠ

To raise one's foot; to stand on tiptoe; stilts; to die; a prop used in traditional theater and dance tied to the feet.