# Han Feizi's Ancient Warning on Timely Action in Crises

Han Feizi's philosophy emphasizes that distant resources are useless for immediate emergencies.

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Han Feizi stated that water sources located far away are of little help for fires, emphasizing that distant resources are useless for immediate emergencies. [^1]

The column defines the term 'pyeonrin' (편린) as 'prescope' (piece of a scale), which it describes as a very small, insignificant fragment that nonetheless hints at the larger whole and allows inference about the entire. [^2]

Han Feizi argued that rulers should not rely solely on the personal qualities of those in power but should instead build institutions capable of sustaining the state. [^3]

Han Feizi is the author of the Han Feizi, a work composed of 55 chapters covering politics, power, and government during the Warring States period. [^4]

Han Feizi, a major representative of Chinese philosophy, lived approximately between 280 and 233 BC and belonged to the aristocracy of the Han State. [^5]

According to a Dong-A Ilbo educational column, the hanja character '편' (片) signifies a slice or piece, as in the Korean terms '파편' (fragment) and '일편단심' (a dedicated heart). [^6]

The article encourages students to treat their current daily efforts, such as reading one page or memorizing one word, as they do not have one but 'pyeon', and argues that accumulating such fragments will one day complete the very desired, complete, and they should not ignore the present small efforts. [^7]

The column states that the hanja character '린' (麟) means 'scale' and that in the ancient book 'Han Feizi', the term '역lin' (逆) describes a reversed scale on a dragon's chin that makes the dragon kill anyone who touches it, which later came to signify a ruler's anger. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. Han Feizi stated that water sources located far away are of little help for fires, emphasizing that distant resources are useless for immediate emergencies. (Clarín, News)
2. The column defines the term 'pyeonrin' (편린) as 'prescope' (piece of a scale), which it describes as a very small, insignificant fragment that nonetheless hints at the larger whole and allows inference about the entire. (동아일보, News)
3. Han Feizi argued that rulers should not rely solely on the personal qualities of those in power but should instead build institutions capable of sustaining the state. (Clarín, News)
4. Han Feizi is the author of the Han Feizi, a work composed of 55 chapters covering politics, power, and government during the Warring States period. (Clarín, News)
5. Han Feizi, a major representative of Chinese philosophy, lived approximately between 280 and 233 BC and belonged to the aristocracy of the Han State. (Clarín, News)
6. According to a Dong-A Ilbo educational column, the hanja character '편' (片) signifies a slice or piece, as in the Korean terms '파편' (fragment) and '일편단심' (a dedicated heart). (동아일보, News)
7. The article encourages students to treat their current daily efforts, such as reading one page or memorizing one word, as they do not have one but 'pyeon', and argues that accumulating such fragments will one day complete the very desired, complete, and they should not ignore the present small efforts. (동아일보, News)
8. The column states that the hanja character '린' (麟) means 'scale' and that in the ancient book 'Han Feizi', the term '역lin' (逆) describes a reversed scale on a dragon's chin that makes the dragon kill anyone who touches it, which later came to signify a ruler's anger. (동아일보, News)

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