其 qí

1. qí pronoun his; hers; its; theirs
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: A possessive pronoun in literary Chinese (Guoyu '其' pronoun 2; Kroll 2015 '其' 1, p. 353; Mathews 1931 '其', p. 68; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 39; Rouzer 2007, p. 26)
2. qí particle to add emphasis
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Concept: Modal Particle 语气词
   Notes: (Guoyu '其' particle 3; Kroll 2015 '其' 2, p. 353; Mathews 1931 '其', p. 69)
3. qí adverb used when asking a question in reply to a question
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '其' adv 3; Mathews 1931 '其', p. 69)
4. qí adverb used when making a request or giving an order
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: 其 has the effect of softening the command (Guoyu '其' particle 2; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 123).
5. qí pronoun he; her; it; them
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: For example, 孝弟也者，其為仁之本與 'Filial piety and fraternal submission! - are they not the root of all benevolent actions?' (Lunyu 1:2; Guoyu '其' pronoun 1; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 39; Rouzer 2007, p. 26)
6. qí adverb probably; likely
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Expresses conjecture (Guoyu '其' adv 1; Kroll 2015 '其' 2, p. 353; Rouzer 2007, p. 26)
7. qí adverb will
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Used when referencing a future event (Guoyu '其' adv 2)
8. qí adverb may
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 可 or 应该 (Guoyu '其' adv 3)
9. qí conjunction if
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: In the sense of 若 or 如果 (Guoyu '其' conj 1; Mathews 1931 '其', p. 69)
10. qí conjunction or
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 或是 (Guoyu '其' conj 2)
11. qí proper noun Qi
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (Guoyu '其' n)

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• 不敢违其政(不敢違其政) to not dare disobey his rule
• 耕者有其田 land to the tiller, post-Liberation land reform movement instigated by the CCP
• 万变不离其宗(萬變不離其宗) many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand
• 反其道而行之 to do the very opposite; to act in a diametrically opposite way
• 藏其形 hides its form
• 哲人其萎 a wise man has passed away
• 不厌其详(不厭其詳) to think on in detail; to not object to details
• 用得其所 used properly; used for its intended purpose; to put to good use; to serve its purpose
• 其来有自(其來有自) there is a reason for it
• 阿其所好 to pander to somebody's whims
• 其德足 his virtue is ample
• 土尔其斯坦(土爾其斯坦) Turkestan
• 首当其冲(首當其衝) to bear the brunt
• 其见在者(其見在者) those remaining
• 不安其室 to be discontent with one's home [after marriage]
• 其余(其餘) rest; others ; remainder; residue
• 其二 second; number two of the above
• 确有其事(確有其事) (confirm to be) true; authentic
• 土耳其旋转烤肉(土耳其旋轉烤肉) Turkish döner kebab
• 金玉其外，败絮其中(金玉其外，敗絮其中) gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside
• 其惠足 his largesse is ample
• 美其治 praise his rule
• 亲临其境(親臨其境) to travel to a place personally
• 听其自然(聽其自然) to let things take their course; to take things as they come
• 毕其功于一役(畢其功於一役) to accomplish the whole task at one stroke
• 怀其德(懷其德) embrace his virtue
• 坐享其成 to reap where one has not sown
• 听其自便(聽其自便) to allow somebody to do something at his convenience
• 知其然而不知其所以然 to know that it is so but not why it is so
• 复蹈其辙(復蹈其轍) to follow the path of another carriage; not able to learn from lessons of others
• 渺乎其微 remote and insignificant
• 如其所好 as one pleases
• 无所不用其极(無所不用其極) committing all manner of crimes; completely unscrupulous
• 及其 as well as
• 其他 other; else
• 勉为其难(勉為其難) to tackle a difficult job ; to do something reluctantly
• 不胜其苦(不勝其苦) unable to bear the pain
• 卡其色 khaki
• 隔其道 intercepted along the road
• 不返其舍 will not return to their homes
• 帝国主义分子及其走狗(帝國主義分子及其走狗) imperialists and their lackeys
• 大出其汗 to sweat buckets
• 闭其门(閉其門) close the gate
• 私怪其故 privately pondered the reason
• 攻其不备(攻其不備) attack [the enemy] when he is not prepared
• 微乎其微 next to nothing
• 难辞其咎(難辭其咎) cannot escape censure for that error
• 其它 other
• 身临其境(身臨其境) to experience it for oneself; to actually *be* there (as opposed to reading about it etc)

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土耳其 、 以其人之道，还治其人之身

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• 襄公 Lord Xiang The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 542
• 卷五 中山經 Chapter 5: Classic of the Mountains - Central Classic of Mountains and Seas 山海經 — count: 534
• Daode Jing 《道德經》 Daode Jing 道德經 — count: 417
• Full Text Canon of Supreme Mystery 太玄經 — count: 373
• 地官司徒 第二 2. Office of Earth and Minster of Education and Social Welfare Rites of Zhou 周禮 — count: 294
• 卷三十 魏書三十 烏丸鮮卑東夷傳 Volume 30: Book of Wei 30 - Biographies of the Wuhuan, Xianbei, and Dongyi Records of the Three Kingdoms 三國志 — count: 282
• 卷二 西山經 Chapter 2: Classic of the Mountains - West Classic of Mountains and Seas 山海經 — count: 266
• 卷一百九十八 列傳第一百四十八: 西戎 Volume 198 Biographies 148: Western Regions Old Book of Tang 舊唐書 — count: 248
• 僖公 Lord Xi The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 243