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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• 其来有自(其來有自) there is a reason for it
• 出其不意，攻其不备(出其不意，攻其不備) to catch an enemy off guard with a surprise attack (idiom, from Sunzi's The Art of War 孫子兵法|孙子兵法)
• 其一 first; number one of the above
• 不称其识(不稱其識) not able to perform the requirements of a position
• 其它 other
• 不胜其苦(不勝其苦) unable to bear the pain
• 土尔其斯坦(土爾其斯坦) Turkestan
• 复蹈其辙(復蹈其轍) to follow the path of another carriage; not able to learn from lessons of others
• 五世其昌 five generations of prosperity
• 毕其功于一役(畢其功於一役) to accomplish the whole task at one stroke
• 其中 among
• 不返其舍 will not return to their homes
• 隔其道 intercepted along the road
• 其弟 his younger brother
• 用得其所 used properly; used for its intended purpose; to put to good use; to serve its purpose
• 民畏其威 the people will admire his authority
• 土耳其人 a Turk; Turkish person
• 卡其色 khaki
• 三缄其口(三緘其口) reluctant to speak about it; tight-lipped
• 果不其然 just as expected; told you so
• 其先 previously
• 各行其是 each performs his own actions
• 恰如其分 appropriate
• 自食其力 to stand on one's own feet; to earn one's own living
• 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
• 其貌不扬(其貌不揚) nothing special to look at; unprepossessing
• 愿闻其详(願聞其詳) I'd like to hear the details
• 逞其口舌 to boast of one's quarrels to others
• 反其道而行之 to do the very opposite; to act in a diametrically opposite way
• 其味无穷(其味無窮) its flavors are inexhaustible; its implications are inexhaustible
• 物尽其用(物盡其用) to use something to the full; to make the best use of everything
• 听其自便(聽其自便) to allow somebody to do something at his convenience
• 只知其一，不知其二 to know the first, but not know the second; only partial information
• 土耳其软糖(土耳其軟糖) Turkish delight; Lokum
• 隐约其辞(隱約其辭) equivocal speech; to use vague or ambiguous language
• 有其父必有其子 like father, like son
• 含糊其辞(含糊其辭) indistinct speech
• 称其位(稱其位) equal in position
• 闭其门(閉其門) close the gate
• 去其所与异(去其所與異) to avoid that which is different from oneself
• 其日 a fixed date
• 适得其反(適得其反) to produce the opposite of the desired result
• 独行其是(獨行其是) to go one's own way; to act independently without asking others
• 正逢其时(正逢其時) to come at the right time; to be opportune
• 攻其所不戒 attack [the enemy's] unguarded locations
• 听其言观其行(聽其言觀其行) hear what he says and observe what he does
• 投其所好 to cater to other people's pleasures

Also contained in

钱其琛 、 陆陇其 、 马其顿 、 土耳其

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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: 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