| 刑名之学 |
xíng míng zhī xué |
xing-ming, a school of thought of the Warring States period associated with Shen Buhai 申不害 |
| 刑 |
Xíng |
surname Xing |
| 刑 |
xíng |
punishment / penalty / sentence / torture / corporal punishment |
| 刑名 |
xíng míng |
xing-ming, a school of thought of the Warring States period associated with Shen Buhai 申不害 / the designation for a punishment |
| 名 |
míng |
name / noun (part of speech) / place (e.g. among winners) / famous / classifier for people |
| 之 |
zhī |
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的) / him / her / it |
| 学 |
xué |
to learn / to study / to imitate / science / -ology |