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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• 人尽其才(人盡其才) employ one's talent to the fullest; everyone gives of their best
• 不安其室 to be discontent with one's home [after marriage]
• 其来有自(其來有自) there is a reason for it
• 文如其人 the writing style mirrors the writer
• 其貌不扬(其貌不揚) nothing special to look at; unprepossessing
• 不详其姓字(不詳其姓字) do not know his name
• 闪烁其词(閃爍其詞) to speak evasively; beating about the bush
• 阿其所好 to pander to somebody's whims
• 无出其右(無出其右) matchless; without equal; there is nothing better
• 复蹈其辙(復蹈其轍) to follow the path of another carriage; not able to learn from lessons of others
• 支吾其词(支吾其詞) to talk in a roundabout way to cover up the truth; evasive
• 土耳其软糖(土耳其軟糖) Turkish delight; Lokum
• 土耳其人 a Turk; Turkish person
• 知其内幕(知其內幕) to have inside knowledge
• 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
• 姦臣危其君 treacherous officials endanger their ruler
• 践其位(踐其位) to take the throne
• 隐约其辞(隱約其辭) equivocal speech; to use vague or ambiguous language
• 其外 besides ; outside
• 反其道而行之 to do the very opposite; to act in a diametrically opposite way
• 郑重其事(鄭重其事) serious about the matter
• 穷极其妙(窮極其妙) extremely fine
• 言过其实(言過其實) to exaggerate; to overstate the facts
• 以其道得之 to obtain in the proper way
• 正逢其时(正逢其時) to come at the right time; to be opportune
• 神乎其技 brilliant; extremely skillful; virtuosic
• 渐异其范围(漸異其範圍) each gradually changes it scope
• 布囊其口(佈囊其口) to cover somebody's mouth with cloth; to gag; to silence
• 夸夸其谈(誇誇其談) to talk big; to sound off; bombastic; grandiloquent
• 突如其来(突如其來) to arise abruptly
• 若无其事(若無其事) as if nothing had happened; calmly; nonchalantly
• 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.
• 同蒙其利 to both benefit
• 其见在者(其見在者) those remaining
• 私怪其故 privately pondered the reason
• 其他人 other people
• 三缄其口(三緘其口) reluctant to speak about it; tight-lipped
• 土耳其旋转烤肉(土耳其旋轉烤肉) Turkish döner kebab
• 乐观其成(樂觀其成) to look favorably on something; would be glad to see it happen
• 攻其所不戒 attack [the enemy's] unguarded locations
• 适逢其会(適逢其會) to just happen to coincide with the occasion; to be present just at the right time
• 闭其门(閉其門) close the gate
• 不胜其扰(不勝其擾) unable to put up with any longer
• 适得其所(適得其所) exactly what one would wish; to find one's niche
• 其乐融融(其樂融融) (of relations) joyous and harmonious
• 其二 second; number two of the above
• 务刚其气(務剛其氣) to strive to maintain one's vital force
• 土耳其石 turquoise (gemstone)
• 哲人其萎 a wise man has passed away
• 顺其自然(順其自然) let nature take its course

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不厌其烦

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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: 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