Definition
诡 is a bound form (b.f.) that appears in compounds with two main meaning clusters: one around deceit and cunning (in words like 诡计 'trick, scheme') and one around strangeness or eeriness (in words like 诡异 'eerie, uncanny'). It cannot stand alone as a word — you must combine it with another character to form a full word.
b.f.
deceitfulcunningtrickyweirdeerieuncanny
Examples
- ，。Tā shè le yí gè guǐ jì, xiǎng piàn suǒyǒu rén de qián.He set up a trick to cheat everyone out of their money.
- ，。Nà ge dìfang de fēnwéi shífēn guǐ yì, ràng rén bù hán ér lì.The atmosphere of that place was extremely eerie, sending chills down one's spine.
- ，，。Zài biànlùn zhōng, tā xǐhuan shǐyòng guǐ biàn, hùnxiáo duìfāng de guāndiǎn.In debates, he likes to use sophistry to confuse the other person's viewpoint.
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