- 三教九流 sānjiàojiǔliú religions and schools of thoughtthe Three Religions (Confucianism, Buddhism, Daoism) and the Nine Schools of Thought (Confucians, Daoists, Yin-Yang, Legalists, Logicians, Mohists, Political Strategists, Eclectics, and Agriculturists)
- 九流三教 jiǔliúsānjiào all schools of thoughtthe nine schools of thought and the three religions; used broadly to refer to all academic or philosophical schools of thought