shì​nóng​gōng​shāng

the four classes

  1. scholar
    (bound form) scholar; intellectual; member of the educated class in ancient China, as in the phrase 士农工商 shì​nóng​gōng​shāng
  2. farmer
    (bound form) farmer; peasant; someone who works in agriculture
  3. worker
    (bound form) a worker; a person with a specific skill or trade, such as 木工 mù​gōng
  4. merchant
    a person engaged in trade; dealer; businessman