其 qí
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pronoun
his / hers / its / theirs
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: A possessive pronoun in literary Chinese (Guoyu '其' pronoun 2; Pulleyblank 1995, p. 39; Rouzer 2007, p. 26) -
particle
to add emphasis
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Concept: Modal Particle 语气词
Notes: (Guoyu '其' particle 3) -
adverb
used when asking a question in reply to a question
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '其' adv 3) -
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). -
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) -
adverb
probably / likely
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Expresses conjecture (Guoyu '其' adv 1; Rouzer 2007, p. 26) -
adverb
will
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Used when referencing a future event (Guoyu '其' adv 2) -
adverb
may
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 可 or 应该 (Guoyu '其' adv 3) -
conjunction
if
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 若 or 如果 (Guoyu '其' conj 1) -
conjunction
or
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 或是 (Guoyu '其' conj 2) -
proper noun
Qi
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '其' n)
Contained in
- 其实(其實) actually / in fact / really
- 坐享其成 to reap where one has not sown
- 大出其汗 to sweat buckets
- 上下其手 to raise and lower one's hand / to signal as conspiratorial hint / conspiring to defraud
- 怀其德(懷其德) embrace his virtue
- 知其不可而为之(知其不可而為之) to keep going resolutely despite knowing the task is impossible
- 藏其形 hides its form
- 其後 after that
- 美其名曰 to call by the glorified name of
- 逞其口舌 to boast of one's quarrels to others
- 难辞其咎(難辭其咎) cannot escape censure for that error
- 在其中 therein / wherein
- 独行其是(獨行其是) to go one's own way / to act independently without asking others
- 万变不离其宗(萬變不離其宗) many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand
- 陈其五行(陳其五行) arrangement of the five elements
- 闭其门(閉其門) close the gate
- 金玉其表，败絮其中(金玉其表，敗絮其中) gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside
- 其貌不扬(其貌不揚) nothing special to look at / unprepossessing
- 无所不用其极(無所不用其極) committing all manner of crimes / completely unscrupulous
- 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)
- 不详其姓字(不詳其姓字) do not know his name
- 如其所好 as one pleases
- 五世其昌 five generations of prosperity
- 卡布其诺(卡布其諾) cappuccino
- 反其道而行之 to do the very opposite / to act in a diametrically opposite way
- 听其言观其行(聽其言觀其行) hear what he says and observe what he does
- 攻其无备(攻其無備) attack [the enemy] when he is not prepared
- 含糊其词(含糊其詞) to equivocate / to talk evasively
- 天高其位 Heaven keeps its high position
- 投其所好 to cater to other people's pleasures
- 称其位(稱其位) equal in position
- 其外 besides
- 布囊其口(佈囊其口) to cover somebody's mouth with cloth / to gag / to silence
- 其事 that thing / this thing
- 隐约其辞(隱約其辭) equivocal speech / to use vague or ambiguous language
- 隔其道 intercepted along the road
- 尤其 especially / particularly
- 物尽其用(物盡其用) to use something to the full / to make the best use of everything
- 其他人 other people
- 极其(極其) extremely
- 攻其不备(攻其不備) attack [the enemy] when he is not prepared
- 与其(與其) it's better ... than ...
- 徒有其名 with an undeserved reputation / unwarranted fame / nowhere near as good as he's made out to be
- 不计其数(不計其數) their number cannot be counted / countless / innumerable
- 言符其实(言符其實) (of one's words) to be in accord with reality
- 损其欲(損其欲) diminish his desire
- 其余(其餘) others ; remainder
- 听其自便(聽其自便) to allow somebody to do something at his convenience
- 勉为其难(勉為其難) to tackle a difficult job / to do something reluctantly
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Word is mentioned most frequently in
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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: 543
- 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: 420
- 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17 志第12 律曆中 Volume 17 Treatises 12: Measures and the Calendar 2 Book of Sui 隋書 — count: 259
- 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