九流 jiǔliú

jiǔliú set phrase the nine schools of thought
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Philosophy
Notes: Philosophical schools of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC), viz Confucians 儒家, Daoists 道家, Yin and Yang 阴阳家, Legalists 法家, Logicians 名家, Mohists 墨家, Diplomats 纵横家, Miscellaneous 杂家, and Agriculturalists 农家 (CC-CEDICT '九流')

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  • 下九流 the lowest professions
  • 三教九流 The Three Religions and Nine Schools; people from all trades

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