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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• 亲临其境(親臨其境) to travel to a place personally
• 不安其室 to be discontent with one's home [after marriage]
• 取其心 take this to heart
• 其之末能信 I cannot trust him
• 正逢其时(正逢其時) to come at the right time; to be opportune
• 金玉其表，败絮其中(金玉其表，敗絮其中) gilded exterior, shabby and ruined on the inside
• 不计其数(不計其數) their number cannot be counted; countless; innumerable
• 攻其不备(攻其不備) attack [the enemy] when he is not prepared
• 其貌不扬(其貌不揚) nothing special to look at; unprepossessing
• 阿其所好 to pander to somebody's whims
• 自圆其说(自圓其說) to make a story or theory consistent; to give a plausible explanation
• 两全其美(兩全其美) to satisfy rival demands; to get the best of both worlds; to have it both ways
• 兄弟阋于墙，外御其侮(兄弟鬩於墻，外禦其侮) internal disunity dissolves at the threat of an invasion from outside
• 在其中 therein; wherein
• 其德足 his virtue is ample
• 用得其所 used properly; used for its intended purpose; to put to good use; to serve its purpose
• 乐见其成(樂見其成) to look favorably on something; would be glad see it happen
• 上下其手 to raise and lower one's hand; to signal as conspiratorial hint; conspiring to defraud
• 其自身 one's own (respective); proprietary
• 自食其力 to stand on one's own feet; to earn one's own living
• 其一 first; number one of the above
• 损其欲(損其欲) diminish his desire
• 言符其实(言符其實) (of one's words) to be in accord with reality
• 美其治 praise his rule
• 言过其实(言過其實) to exaggerate; to overstate the facts
• 人尽其材(人盡其材) employ one's talent to the fullest; everyone gives of their best
• 知其内幕(知其內幕) to have inside knowledge
• 其余(其餘) rest; others ; remainder; residue
• 爱欲其周(愛欲其周) desire to have love openly displayed
• 首当其冲(首當其衝) to bear the brunt
• 天高其位 Heaven keeps its high position
• 土耳其人 a Turk; Turkish person
• 乐观其成(樂觀其成) to look favorably on something; would be glad to see it happen
• 其弟 his younger brother
• 其先 previously
• 攻其无备(攻其無備) attack [the enemy] when he is not prepared
• 从其所与同(從其所與同) to follow that which is the same as oneself
• 美其名曰 to call by the glorified name of
• 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
• 万变不离其宗(萬變不離其宗) many superficial changes but no departure from the original stand
• 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
• 夸大其词(誇大其詞) to exaggerate
• 渐异其范围(漸異其範圍) each gradually changes it scope
• 五世其昌 five generations of prosperity
• 其中 among
• 其乐无穷(其樂無窮) boundless joy
• 同其民人 unite his people
• 知其不可而为之(知其不可而為之) to keep going resolutely despite knowing the task is impossible
• 听其言观其行(聽其言觀其行) hear what he says and observe what he does
• 勉为其难(勉為其難) to tackle a difficult job ; to do something reluctantly

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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