惠子

Huìzǐ
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Meanings

  1. 1 Hui Zi / Hui Shi (c. 370–310 BC), Warring States philosopher of the School of Logicians
  2. 2 (also a common Japanese given name read Keiko)

Examples

Zhuāngzǐ hé Huìzǐ zài Háoliáng shàng biànlùn "yú zhī lè".
Zhuangzi and Huizi debated 'the joy of fish' on the bridge over the Hao River.
Huìzǐ xiàng Liáng, Zhuāngzǐ wǎng jiàn zhī.
Huizi served as prime minister of Liang, and Zhuangzi went to see him.

Tips

history
惠子, also known as (Huì Shī), was a politician–philosopher of the 名家 (School of Logicians) during the Warring States period. He is mostly remembered through 《庄子》, which features him sparring with Zhuangzi in famous dialogues like ('the debate on the bridge over the Hao river') about whether one can know that fish are happy.
usage
Be alert to context: in classical Chinese texts 惠子 is the philosopher; in modern contexts (Japanese drama, anime, or news) it is just as often a Japanese woman's given name written 惠子 / and read Keiko.

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