九 流

jiǔ liúdictionary entry

the nine schools of thought, philosophical schools of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC), viz Confucians 儒家[Rú jiā], Daoists 道家[Dào jiā], Yin and Yang 陰陽家|阴阳家[Yīn yáng jiā], Legalists 法家[Fǎ jiā], Logicians 名家[Míng jiā], Mohists 墨家[Mò jiā], Diplomats 縱橫家|纵横家[Zòng héng jiā], Miscellaneous 雜家|杂家[Zá jiā], and Agriculturalists 農家|农家[Nóng jiā]

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九流 九流 [jiu3 liu2] /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]/

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九流

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