Han Fei-tzu

[ hahn -fey-dzuh ]

/ ˈhɑn ˈfeɪˈdzʌ /

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died 233 b.c., Chinese philosopher and legal theorist.

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On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

Also Pinyin, Han Fei·zi

[hahn -fey-zœ]. /ˈhɑn ˈfeɪˈzœ/.

Aaron Paul may play a young Han Solo in the first Star Wars spin-off.
Juiciest ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Rumors (and Some Debunked Ones)|Rich Goldstein|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
But the true forgery—like the work of Han van Meegeren, the Dutch World War 2-era forger of Vermeer—is actually very rare.
Are Over Half the Works on the Art Market Really Fakes?|Tom Sykes|October 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And Pratt is at once macho, charming, and droll; a Han Solo for the Facebook generation.
The Next Han Solo: Chris Pratt on His Star-Making Turn in ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’|Marlow Stern|July 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If you know your enemy,” the ancient Chinese warrior Sun Tzu taught, “you need not fear the result of a hundred battles.
The CIA Tried Hard to Recruit Spies Among the Al Qaeda Prisoners at Gitmo|Daniel Klaidman|November 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST

And Ford delivers another impressive performance as the hard-ass, take-no-prisoners colonel; like a hardened, grizzled Han Solo.
Harrison Ford Discusses ‘Ender’s Game,’ Drone Warfare, Vietnam, and Playing A Badass President|Marlow Stern|October 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He's very tall an' gran', an' w'ars fine close, an' han's is white as a cotton bat, but his eyes doan set right in his head.
The Cromptons|Mary J. Holmes
MS. han ye me, correctly; Percy omits me, and so spoils both sense and metre.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
Cf. 'what eek yif my mutabilitee yiveth thee rightful cause of hope to han yit beter thinges?'
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer
An' nobody don't git nowheres settin' down holdin' their han's.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States|Various
One time we had a white overseer an' he whipped a fiel' han' called Sam Norwood, til de blood come.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States|Various