其人

qírén

that person; the person in question

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 其 qí
  1. his
  2. her
  3. its
  4. their
  5. that
  6. such
  7. it (refers to sth preceding it)
=1 其 jī
  1. (obsolete) Used at the end of a sentence to show doubt.
  2. (obsolete) Used in personal names.
  3. Used at the end of a sentence to show doubt.
  4. Used in personal names.
=1 其 jì
  1. (archaic) only used in 彼其
  2. only used in 彼其
2 人 rén person; people

classifiers: 個, 位

Containing this entry

以其人之道，還治其人之身 yǐqírénzhīdào,huánzhìqírénzhīshēn
  1. to use an opponent's own methods to obtain retribution (idiom, from Song dynasty neo-Confucianist Zhu Xi 朱熹 Zhū Xī)
  2. to get revenge by playing sb back at his own game; to give sb a taste of his own medicine
文如其人 wénrúqírén the writing style mirrors the writer (idiom)
不乏其人 bùfáqírén
確有其人 quèyǒuqírén
字如其人 zìrúqírén