"九流" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Part of speech	Translation	Actions
九流	jiǔ liú		the nine schools of thought, philosophical schools of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC), viz Confucians 儒家[Ru2 jia1], Daoists 道家[Dao4 jia1], Yin and Yang 陰陽家\|阴阳家[Yin1 yang2 jia1], Legalists 法家[Fa3 jia1], Logicians 名家[Ming2 jia1], Mohists 墨家[Mo4 jia1], Diplomats 縱橫家\|纵横家[Zong4 heng2 jia1], Miscellaneous 雜家\|杂家[Za2 jia1], and Agriculturalists 農家\|农家[Nong2 jia1]

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
九流百家	jiǔ liú bǎi jiā	(idiom) A general term for the various schools of thought and academic traditions.
九流宾客九流賓客	jiǔ liú bīn kè	(idiom) Originally, the expression referred to representatives of the nine schools of thought of the pre-imperial period and the early Han dynasty.
九流人物	jiǔ liú rén wù	(idiom) Refers to all kinds of people in society, or to figures from various schools and social groups.
九流三教	jiǔ liú sān jiào	(idiom) It broadly refers to the various religions and schools of thought. It can also refer to people from all walks of life and occupations.	syn
九流十家	jiǔ liú shí jiā	(idiom) It is a collective term for the various schools of thought from the pre-Qin period to the early Han dynasty.

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