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申不害

Mandarin · pinyin Shēn Bù hài

Shen Buhai (385-337 BC), legalist political thinker

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申: shēn · to state to a superior, report; extend; ninth earthly branch
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
害: hài · injure, harm; destroy, kill

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1–4–4 · Shen1 Bu4 hai4

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san1 bat1 hoi6

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