其 qí
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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) -
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) -
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) -
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). -
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) -
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) -
qí
adverb
will
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Used when referencing a future event (Guoyu '其' adv 2) -
qí
adverb
may
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 可 or 应该 (Guoyu '其' adv 3) -
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) -
qí
conjunction
or
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 或是 (Guoyu '其' conj 2) -
qí
proper noun
Qi
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '其' n)
Contained in
- 攻其无备(攻其無備) attack [the enemy] when he is not prepared
- 反其道而行之 to do the very opposite; to act in a diametrically opposite way
- 亲临其境(親臨其境) to travel to a place personally
- 人尽其材(人盡其材) employ one's talent to the fullest; everyone gives of their best
- 各行其是 each performs his own actions
- 土耳其软糖(土耳其軟糖) Turkish delight; Lokum
- 土耳其里拉 Turkish lira
- 果不其然 just as expected; told you so
- 莫名其妙 subtle and ineffable; unable to make head or tail of it
- 褒扬其善(褒揚其善) to praise his goodness
- 不返其舍 will not return to their homes
- 藏其形 hides its form
- 郑重其事(鄭重其事) serious about the matter
- 两全其美(兩全其美) to satisfy rival demands; to get the best of both worlds; to have it both ways
- 尤其是 especially
- 有其师,必有其徒(有其師,必有其徒) As the teacher, so the pupil.
- 怀其德(懷其德) embrace his virtue
- 确有其事(確有其事) (confirm to be) true; authentic
- 卡布其诺(卡布其諾) cappuccino
- 卡其色 khaki
- 人而无信,不知其可(人而無信,不知其可) if a person is not trustworthy, I do not know how they can get on
- 不厌其烦(不厭其煩) not to mind taking all the trouble; to take great pains; to be very patient
- 怀璧其罪(懷璧其罪) treasuring a jade ring becomes a crime; to get into trouble on account of a cherished item
- 其乐融融(其樂融融) (of relations) joyous and harmonious
- 金玉其外,败絮其中(金玉其外,敗絮其中) gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside
- 其先 previously
- 夸大其词(誇大其詞) to exaggerate
- 如其所好 as one pleases
- 知其然而不知其所以然 to know that it is so but not why it is so
- 虚有其表(虛有其表) impressive appearance but void of substance
- 闪烁其词(閃爍其詞) to speak evasively; beating about the bush
- 美其名曰 to call by the glorified name of
- 其德足 his virtue is ample
- 人之将死,其言也善(人之將死,其言也善) words of a man on his deathbed always come from the heart
- 无出其右(無出其右) matchless; without equal; there is nothing better
- 践其位(踐其位) to take the throne
- 帝国主义分子及其走狗(帝國主義分子及其走狗) imperialists and their lackeys
- 从其所与同(從其所與同) to follow that which is the same as oneself
- 毕其功于一役(畢其功於一役) to accomplish the whole task at one stroke
- 神乎其技 brilliant; extremely skillful; virtuosic
- 用得其所 used properly; used for its intended purpose; to put to good use; to serve its purpose
- 其他人 other people
- 不得其门而入(不得其門而入) to be unable to get in; to fail to find a proper approach to handling sth
- 渺乎其微 remote and insignificant
- 去其糟粕 to remove the dross; to discard the dregs
- 不敢违其政(不敢違其政) to not dare disobey his rule
- 直呼其名 to address somebody directly by name
- 乐观其成(樂觀其成) to look favorably on something; would be glad to see it happen
- 徒有其名 with an undeserved reputation; unwarranted fame; nowhere near as good as he's made out to be
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- 昭公 Lord Zhao The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 701
- 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: 419
- 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