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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• 上下其手 to raise and lower one's hand; to signal as conspiratorial hint; conspiring to defraud
• 坐享其成 to reap where one has not sown
• 自食其力 to stand on one's own feet; to earn one's own living
• 正逢其时(正逢其時) to come at the right time; to be opportune
• 在其中 therein; wherein
• 言过其实(言過其實) to exaggerate; to overstate the facts
• 损其欲(損其欲) diminish his desire
• 称其位(稱其位) equal in position
• 莫名其妙 subtle and ineffable; unable to make head or tail of it
• 穷极其妙(窮極其妙) extremely fine
• 自圆其说(自圓其說) to make a story or theory consistent; to give a plausible explanation
• 工欲善其事，必先利其器 To do a good job, an artisan needs the best tools . Good tools are prerequisite to the successful execution of a job
• 极其(極其) extremely
• 同蒙其利 to both benefit
• 不胜其扰(不勝其擾) unable to put up with any longer
• 其他 other; else
• 紧随其后(緊隨其後) to follow closely behind somebody or sth
• 其事 that thing; this thing
• 取其精华，去其糟粕(取其精華，去其糟粕) take the cream, discard the dross (political and educational slogan); keep what is good, discard the rest; You need to be selective when studying.
• 卡其色 khaki
• 其来有自(其來有自) there is a reason for it
• 其先 previously
• 微乎其微 next to nothing
• 其乐不穷(其樂不窮) boundless joy
• 攻其不备(攻其不備) attack [the enemy] when he is not prepared
• 人尽其才(人盡其才) employ one's talent to the fullest; everyone gives of their best
• 其一 first; number one of the above
• 阿其所好 to pander to somebody's whims
• 其中 among
• 其乐融融(其樂融融) (of relations) joyous and harmonious
• 出其不意 to do when least expected; to catch off guard
• 土耳其人 a Turk; Turkish person
• 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
• 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
• 取其心 take this to heart
• 姦臣危其君 treacherous officials endanger their ruler
• 闪烁其词(閃爍其詞) to speak evasively; beating about the bush
• 土耳其语(土耳其語) Turkish
• 不在其位不谋其政(不在其位不謀其政) don't meddle in affairs that are not part of your position (Confucius)
• 不胜其苦(不勝其苦) unable to bear the pain
• 身临其境(身臨其境) to experience it for oneself; to actually *be* there (as opposed to reading about it etc)
• 不胜其烦(不勝其煩) to be pestered beyond endurance
• 虚有其表(虛有其表) impressive appearance but void of substance
• 郑重其事(鄭重其事) serious about the matter
• 三缄其口(三緘其口) reluctant to speak about it; tight-lipped
• 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
• 天高其位 Heaven keeps its high position
• 褒扬其善(褒揚其善) to praise his goodness
• 攻其所不戒 attack [the enemy's] unguarded locations
• 自行其是 to act as one thinks fit; to have one's own way

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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