xíng​míng​zhī​xué

Legalist philosophy

  1. Xingming
    Short for the school of thought during the Warring States period, associated with Shen Buhai, that emphasized matching an official's performance to their titles and duties
  2. zhī particle
    [possessive]
    Connects a describing word or phrase to the noun it describes, similar to de but used in formal or literary writing.
  3. school of thought
    (bound form) a specific doctrine, theory, or academic school