Han Fei-tzu

[ hahn -fey-dzuh ]

/ ˈhɑn ˈfeɪˈdzʌ /

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noun

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

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Also Pinyin, Han Fei·zi

[hahn -fey-zœ]. /ˈhɑn ˈfeɪˈzœ/.

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