其 (kei4 gei1 | qi2 ji1) : that; such; his; her

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其

kei4 gei1

qi2 ji1

[粵] kei4 | [國] qi2
[1] [pron] that; such
[2] [pron] his; her; its; their
[3] [pron] he; she; it; they
[4] used as rhetorical word to form a four-character expression
[5] used as suffix of an adverb

[粵] gei1 | [國] ji1
used as interrogative particle at end of sentence

Default PoS:

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 8

Level: 1

Radical: 八 (#12)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

其

Don't confuse with:
具貝甚

This word has been viewed 16915 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 26th Jun 2013 01:52

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其他 kei4 taa1 qi2 ta1 = other; else

其它 kei4 taa1 qi2 ta1 = other (referring to things)

其實 kei4 sat6 qi2 shi2 = actually; if anything

尤其 jau4 kei4 you2 qi2 = especially

尤其是 jau4 kei4 si6 you2 qi2 shi4 = especially

求其 kau4 kei4 = casual; careless 粵

其他人 kei4 taa1 jan4 qi2 ta1 ren2 = other people

其等 keoi5 dei6 qi2 deng3 = they, them

名副其實 ming4 fu3 kei4 sat6 ming2 fu4 qi2 shi2 = be worthy of the name

與其 jyu5 kei4 yu4 qi2 = rather than... / 與其 A 不如 B (rather than A, better to B) 國

其次 kei4 ci3 qi2 ci4 = next; secondly

其間 kei4 gaan1 qi2 jian1 = between; among; during; within; that interval; that period

其餘 kei4 jyu4 qi2 yu2 = remaining; remainder; the rest

恰如其份 hap1 jyu4 kei4 fan6 qia4 ru2 qi2 fen4 = [saying] to say or do sth. appropriate; [adv] appropriate; judicious; accurate

恰如其分 hap1 jyu4 kei4 fan6 qia4 ru2 qi2 fen4 = [saying] to say or do sth. appropriate; [adv] appropriate; judicious; accurate

其中 kei4 zung1 qi2 zhong1 = among, in

若無其事 joek6 mou4 kei4 si6 = calmly, nonchalance

其後 kei4 hau6 = [1] thenceforth, [2] thenceforward

其時 kei4 si4 = meantime

自食其力 zi6 sik6 kei4 lik6 = earn one's own living

知其一不知其二 zi1 kei4 jat1 bat1 zi1 kei4 ji6 = know one-side of the story; knowing half truths 粵

十居其九 sap6 geoi1 kei4 gau2 = nine cases out of ten

卡其色 kaa1 kei4 sik1 = khaki colored

任何其他 jam6 ho4 kei4 taa1 ren4 he2 qi2 ta1 = any other

莫名其妙 mok6 ming4 kei4 miu6 mo4 ming2 qi2 miao4 = mysterious; without reason

其他的人 kei4 taa1 dik1 jan4 qi1 ta1 de5 ren2 = other people 國

求求其其 kau4 kau4 kei4 kei4 = being sketchy, careless 粵

在其中 zoi6 kei4 zung1 zai4 qi2 zhong1 = therein; wherein

土耳其浴室 tou2 ji5 kei4 juk6 sat1 tu3 er3 qi2 yu4 shi4 = [n] a bathroom equipped for Turkish baths

土耳其浴 tou2 ji5 kei4 juk6 = [n] a Turkish bath

順其自然 seon6 kei4 zi6 jin4 shun4 qi2 zi4 ran2 = let nature take its course

兩全其美 loeng5 cyun4 kei4 mei5 liang3 quan2 qi2 mei3 = to satisfy rival demands; to have one's cake and eat it

自食其果 zi6 sik6 kei4 gwo2 zi4 shi2 qi2 guo3 = reap what one has sown

退而求其次 teoi3 ji4 kau4 kei4 ci3 tui4 er2 qiu2 qi2 ci4 = next best thing

勉為其難 min5 wai4 kei4 naan4 mian3 wei2 qi2 nan2 = undertake to do the best of a difficult job

其中之一 kei4 zung1 zi1 jat1 qi2 zhong1 zhi1 yi1 = one of, one of them

微乎其微 mei4 fu4 kei4 mei4 wei1 hu1 qi2 wei1 = next to nothing; very little

充其量 cung1 kei4 leong6 chong1 qi2 liang4 = at best; at most

充其極 cung1 kei4 gik6 chong1 qi2 ji2 = at best; at most

極其量 gik6 kei4 leong6 ji2 qi2 liang4 = at best; at most 粵

有其父必有其子 jau5 kei4 fu6 bit1 jau5 kei4 zi2 you3 qi2fu4 bi4 you3 qi2 zi3 = like father, like son

百思不得其解 baak3 si1 bat1 dak1 kei4 gaai2 bai3 si1 bu4 de2 qi2 jie3 = to think over sth. repeatedly without coming to a conclusion, solution or answer

郁不得其正 juk1 bat1 dak1 kei4 zing3 yu4 bu4 de2 qi2 zheng4 = unable to move; stuck [國] 動彈不得粵

親歷其境 can1 lik6 kei4 ging2 qin1 li4 qi2 jing4 = personally on the scene

當其時 dong1 kei4 si4 dang1 qi2 shi2 = then 粵

首當其衝 sau2 dong1 kei4 cung1 shou3 dang1 qi2 chong1 = to bear the brunt of; the first to be hit by sth.

哲人其萎 zit3 jan4 kei4 wai2 = a sage is passing away

攻其不備 gung1 kei4 bat1 bei6 gong1 qi2 bu2 bei4 = stage a suprise attack; take advantage of someone's unpreparedness

終其一生 zung1 kei4 jat1 sang1 zhong1 qi2 yi1 sheng1 = for the rest of one's life; for one's whole life

其貌不揚 kei4 maau6 bat1 joeng4 qi2 mao4 bu4 yang2 = have an unattractive appearance; have plain features

虛有其表 heoi1 jau5 kei4 biu2 xu1 you3 qi2 biao3 = all appearance but no substance

極其 gik6 kei4 ji2 qi2 = extremely 國

馬其頓 maa5 kei4 deon6 ma3 qi2 dun4 = Macedonia

土耳其 tou2 ji5 kei4 tu3 er3 qi2 = Turkey (country)

土耳其語 tou2 ji5 kei4 jyu5 tu3 er3 qi2 yu3 = Turkish (language)

土耳其航空 tou2 ji5 kei4 hong4 hung1 = Turkish Airlines

馬其頓邊境 maa5 kei4 deon6 bin1 ging2 = the Yugoslav-Macedonia border

巴其斯坦 baa1 gei1 si1 taan2 = Pakistan

土耳其斯坦 tou2 ji5 kei4 si1 taan2 tu3 er3 qi2 si1 tan3 = Turkestan

捨我其誰 se2 ngo5 kei4 seoi4 she3 wo3 qi2 shei2 = "Who else but I?"

馬其頓共和國 maa5 kei4 deon6 gung6 wo4 gwok3 ma3 qi2 dun4 gong4 he2 guo2 = Macedonia

美其名曰 mei5 kei4 ming4 jyut6 mei3 qi2 ming2 yue1 = to call it by the fine-sounding name of

卡布其諾 kaa1 bou3 kei4 nok6 ka3 bu4 qi2 nuo4 = cappuccino

金玉其外 gam1 juk6 kei4 ngoi6 jin1 yu4 qi2 wai4 = all that glitters is not gold

以其人之道，還治其人之身 ji5 kei4 jan4 zi1 dou6, waan4 zi6 kei4 jan4 zi1 san1 yi3 qi2 ren2 zhi1 dao4 , huan2 zhi4 qi2 ren2 zhi1 shen1 = pay sb. back in the same way they did sth. to you

無出其右 mou4 ceot1 kei4 jau6 wu2 chu1 qi2 you4 = matchless; unequalled; unrivaled

無所不盡其極 mou4 so2 bat1 zeon6 kei4 gik6 wu2 suo3 bu2 jin4 qi2 ji2 = stop at nothing; resort to extreme measures; pursue everything to it's end

何其 ho4 kei4 he2 qi2 = how; what 國

獨善其身 duk6 sin1 kei4 san1 du2 shan4 qi2 shen1 = maintain personal integrity; be concerned only for oneself

愛之欲其生，惡之欲其死 oi3 zi1 juk6 kei4 sang1, wu3 zi1 juk6 kei4 sei2 ai4 zhi1 yu4 qi2 sheng1, wu4 zhi1 yu4 qi2 sheng1 = love someone so much that you wish him alive forever, hate someone so much that you wish him dead

無所不用其極 mou4 so2 bat1 jung6 kei4 gik6 wu2 suo3 bu4 yong4 qi2 ji2 = stop at nothing; go to any extreme

前南斯拉夫的馬其頓共和國 cin4 naam4 si1 laai1 fu1 dik1 maa5 kei4 deon6 gung6 wo4 gwok3 qian2 nan2 si1 la1 fu1 de5 ma3 qi2 dun4 gong4 he2 guo2 = The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

黃貫其 wong4 gun3 kei4 huang2 guan4 qi1 = K.K. Wong

Showing all 13 examples containing 其

其實我想去，不過我有太多功課。
Actually I want to go, but I have too much homework.

其實我哋諗多咗粵
Actually, we're thinking about this too much.
[Lit. actually we think too-much Note: if you ask someone a simple question and they waste time running through every possible eventuality, this is a good phrase to bust out.]

仲有冇其他問題？粵
Any further questions?
[Lit. still have-don't-have other questions?]

我以為你去咗華埠，其實你返咗屋企。粵
I thought you went to Chinatown, but in fact you went home.

其實呢，我有老公㗎…仲有個女添粵
Actually, I have a husband... and a daughter to boot!
[呢 is sometimes used to separate conjunctive adverbs from the rest of the sentence: equally valid would be 咁其實呢.]

請番嚟嘅所謂專家, 其實係個學生粵
The so-called expert they invited has turned out to be a student.

我唔理個房幾細, 求其有張床就得喇粵
I don't mind how small the room is as long as there is a bed inside.

表面上關係好好，但內裡其實係咪真嘅噉？粵
The relationship is cordial on the surface, but is it really so (deep down inside)?

見你咁有誠意我就勉為其難原諒你呢次！粵
Since you’re so sincere, I’ll reluctantly forgive you just this once!

與其苟且偷生不如死
It is better to die than to drag on with such an ignoble existence.

與其補救於已然，不如防患於未然。
Prevention is better than cure.

其實我好想同佢掟煲，但係因為次次同佢講呢件事佢都喊得好慘，所以到而家我都唔敢同佢講分手粵
Actually I really want to break up with her, but I daren't suggest it. Every time I mention it, she bursts into tears.
[Lit. actually I very want with her break-up, however because time-time with her also speak this [counter] matter she cry manner very pitiful, therefore arrive now I not dare with her speak split hand.]

呢度嘅住客都穿著禮服為主，盡顯其顯赫份粵
The residents here are all formally attired, a mark of their affluence.
[Note: this is a very formal register, and is not the kind of this you'd drop into everyday conversation.]

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