其 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) -
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) -
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) -
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; Kroll 2015 '其' 2, p. 353; 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; Mathews 1931 '其', p. 69) -
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) -
pronoun
he; her; it; saḥ; sā; tad
Domain: Buddhism 佛教
Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: saḥ, or, or: sā: tad; translates the Sanskrit third person pronoun. See Egenes for declention table of different endings. Common forms are: saḥ, nominative singular masculine 'he'; sā , nominative singular feminine 'she'; tad, nominative singular neuter 'it'; tasya, genitive singular masculine or neuter 'his' or 'its' (BCSD '其', p. 518; Egenes 2011, pp. 146-149; MW 'tad').
Contained in
- 起七宝塔遍满其国(起七寶塔遍滿其國) his world shall be full of Stûpas made of precious substances
- 观其存篇古今可辩(觀其存篇古今可辯) observing the surviving fragments, old and new can be distinguished
- 做己贵人 舍我其谁(做己貴人 捨我其誰) The One Who Helps You Succeed Is Yourself; Who Else but Me?
- 其数如恒沙(其數如恒沙) as incalculable as the sand of the Ganges
- 垂宝璎珞宝铃万亿而悬其上(垂寶瓔珞寶鈴萬億而懸其上) hung with thousands of jewel-garlands and with hourplates and bells
- 手摩其头(手摩其頭) heads stroked by the hand
- 其佛寿命无量阿僧祇劫(其佛壽命無量阿僧祇劫) His [that Buddha's] lifetime shall last immense, incalculable Æons
- 降伏其心 to restrain one's thoughts
- 犹如舍其筏(猶如捨其筏) like abandoning a raft
Also contained in
如其所好 、 固其门 、 尤其 、 从其所与同 、 慎重其事 、 与其 、 不详其姓字 、 践其位 、 知其内幕 、 大出其汗 、 其乐不穷 、 不安其室 、 不敢违其政 、 闪烁其词 、 不胜其苦 、 无出其右 、 文如其人 、 去其所与异 、 美其名曰 、 美其治 、 卡布其诺咖啡 、 箝其口 、 陆陇其 、 同蒙其利 、 自食其果 、 万变不离其宗 、 其三 、 出其不意，攻其不备 、 夸大其词 、 坐享其成 、 充其量 、 其自身 、 其日 、 闭其门 、 自圆其说 、 五世其昌 、 郑重其事 、 有其师，必有其徒 、 用得其所 、 绝其饷道 、 卡其布 、 其之末能信
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- Scroll 3 Da Ban Niepan Jing Yi Ji 大般涅槃經義記 — count: 333
- Scroll 8 Tan Jin Wenji 鐔津文集 — count: 328
- Scroll 8 Da Ban Niepan Jing Yi Ji 大般涅槃經義記 — count: 326
- Scroll 2 King Ajātaśatru Sūtra (Ajātaśatrukaukṛtyavinodana) 佛說阿闍世王經 — count: 321
- Scroll 9 Tan Jin Wenji 鐔津文集 — count: 314
- Scroll 1 Shijia Pu 釋迦譜 — count: 312
- Scroll 1 Weimo Yi Ji 維摩義記 — count: 310
- Scroll 4 Da Ban Niepan Jing Yi Ji 大般涅槃經義記 — count: 293
- Scroll 5 Da Ban Niepan Jing Yi Ji 大般涅槃經義記 — count: 288
- Scroll 1 Da Ban Niepan Jing Yi Ji 大般涅槃經義記 — count: 284