三教九流
sān​jiào​jiǔ​liú

religions and schools of thought

  • created reference approved 三教九流 → 九流三教 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    三教九流 sān​jiào​jiǔ​liú

    九流三教 jiǔ​liú​sān​jiào

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  • created sense approved 三教九流 · sān​jiào​jiǔ​liú · religions and schools of thought — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    三教九流

    sān​jiào​jiǔ​liú

    religions and schools of thought

    the Three Religions (Confucianism, Buddhism, Daoism) and the Nine Schools of Thought (Confucians, Daoists, Yin-Yang, Legalists, Logicians, Mohists, Political Strategists, Eclectics, and Agriculturists)

    三教 (literal) → 三教 · sān​jiào · Three Doctrines 九流 (literal) → 九流 · jiǔ​liú · nine schools of thought

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  • created sense approved 三教九流 · sān​jiào​jiǔ​liú · people from all walks of life — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    三教九流

    sān​jiào​jiǔ​liú

    people from all walks of life

    people from all trades and backgrounds; often used to describe a diverse or shady mixture of people in society

    三教 (literal) → 三教 · sān​jiào · Three Doctrines 九流 (literal) → 九流 · jiǔ​liú · social strata

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