diào
Pinyin

Definition

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diào
  1. a string of 100 cash (arch.)
  2. to lament
  3. to condole with
  4. variant of 吊[diào]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (7)

diào
  1. 1 a string of 100 cash (arch.)
  2. 2 to lament
  3. 3 to condole with
  4. 4 variant of 吊[diào]
diào yàn
  1. 1 variant of 吊唁[diào yàn]
diào sāng
  1. 1 to visit the bereaved to offer one's condolences
diào xiào
  1. 1 a condolence visit
diào guǐ
  1. 1 bizarre
  2. 2 paradoxical
  3. 3 a paradox (from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子)
xíng yǐng xiāng diào
  1. 1 with only body and shadow to comfort each other (idiom)
  2. 2 extremely sad and lonely
píng diào
  1. 1 to visit a place for the memories
  2. 2 to pay homage to (the deceased)

Idioms (2)

吊民伐罪
diào mín fá zuì
  1. 1 to console the people by punishing the tyrants (idiom)
形影相吊
xíng yǐng xiāng diào
  1. 1 with only body and shadow to comfort each other (idiom)
  2. 2 extremely sad and lonely

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