弔〔吊〕 diu³ {diào}

(verb) Reminisce

弔〔吊〕 {diào}

1. to suspend
2. to hang up
3. to hang a person

弔橋〔吊桥〕 diu³ kiu⁴ {diào qiáo}

a drawbridge

弔古〔吊-〕 diu³ gu² {diào gǔ}

1. to revisit the past
2. to commemorate

弔詭〔吊诡〕 diu³ gwai² {diào guǐ}

1. bizarre
2. paradoxical
3. a paradox (from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子)

弔客〔吊-〕 diu³ haak³ {diào kè}

a visitor offering condolences

弔孝〔吊-〕 diu³ haau³ {diào xiào}

a condolence visit

弔文〔吊-〕 diu³ man⁴ {diào wén}

paper prayers for the dead burnt at funerals

弔喪〔吊丧〕 diu³ song¹ {diào sāng}

1. condolences
2. a condolence visit

弔慰〔吊-〕 diu³ wai³ {diào wèi}

1. to offer condolences
2. to console the bereaved

弔祭〔吊-〕 diu³ zai³ {diào jì}

1. a worship ceremony for the dead
2. to offer sacrifice (to ancestors)
3. a libation

弔詭矜奇〔吊诡--〕 diu³ gwai² ging¹ kei⁴ {diào guǐ jīn qí}

strange and paradoxical

弔民伐罪〔吊---〕 diu³ man⁴ fat⁶ zeoi⁶ {diào mín fá zuì}

to console the people and punish the tyrant

弔死問疾〔吊-问-〕 diu³ sei² man⁶ zat⁶ {diào sǐ wèn jí}

1. to grieve for the sick and the dying
2. to show great concern for people's suffering