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韩非子

韓非子
Hánfēizǐ
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Master Han Fei (c. 280–233 BC), the Legalist philosopher
  2. 2 the Han Feizi, the Legalist classic of Han Fei's writings
韩非 Hán Fēi Han Fei · thinker, c. 280–233 BC

Examples

HSK 5
韩非子是法家的代表人物。
Hánfēizǐ shì Fǎjiā de dàibiǎo rénwù.
Han Feizi is a leading figure of the Legalist school.
HSK 7-9
滥竽充数这个成语出自《韩非子》。
Lànyú-chōngshù zhège chéngyǔ chūzì 《 Hánfēizǐ 》.
The idiom about the man who pretends to play the yu in a band comes from the Han Feizi.

Tips

history
Han Fei was a prince of the state of Han who studied under 荀子 alongside 李斯. He argued that a ruler governs through clear laws 法, methods for controlling his officials 术 and the power of his position 势. The king of Qin, later 秦始皇, admired his writings, yet Han Fei died in a Qin prison in 233 BC, reportedly poisoned at Li Si's urging.
usage
The book was first called 韩子. From the Song dynasty on it became 韩非子, to keep it apart from the Tang writer 韩愈, who was also honoured as 韩子. Its fables include 守株待兔 and 自相矛盾.

Stroke Order

韩 Hán
非 fēi
子 zǐ