The Chinese word "俄狄浦斯" is formed by selecting characters solely for their phonetic approximation to the syllables of the Greek name "Oedipus": 俄 (é) for "O", 狄 (dí) for "di", 浦 (pǔ) for "pu", and 斯 (sī) for "s", creating a sound-based transcription without meaningful semantic intent.