吊

开吊

kāi diào

to hold memorial service

一哭二闹三上吊

yī kū èr nào sān shàng diào

lit. to cry, then shout, then threaten suicide (saying)

上吊

shàng diào

to hang oneself

不要在一棵树上吊死

bù yào zài yī kē shù shàng diào sǐ

don't insist on only taking one road to Rome (idiom)

倒吊蜡烛

dào diào là zhú

Wrightia tinctoria (flowering plant in Apocynaceae family, common names dyer's oleander or pala indigo)

半吊子

bàn diào zi

dabbler

吊绳

diào shéng

sling

吊儿郎当

diào r láng dāng

sloppy

吊具

diào jù

spreader (for pallet, container etc)

吊卷

diào juàn

variant of 調卷|调卷[diao4 juan4]

吊嗓子

diào sǎng zi

voice training (for Chinese opera)

吊塔

diào tǎ

a tower crane