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九流

Traditional form:

九流

Pinyin (reading):

jiǔliú

Definitions:

  • the nine schools of thought, philosophical schools of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC), viz Confucians 儒家 ( Rújiā), Daoists 道家 ( Dàojiā), Yin and Yang 陰陽家／阴阳家 ( Yīnyángjiā), Legalists 法家 ( Fǎjiā), Logicians 名家 ( Míngjiā), Mohists 墨家 ( Mòjiā), Diplomats 縱橫家／纵横家 ( Zònghéngjiā), Miscellaneous 雜家／杂家 ( Zájiā), and Agriculturalists 農家／农家 ( Nóngjiā)

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