士农工商
Traditional form:
士農工商
Pinyin (reading):
shìnónggōngshāng
Definitions:
- "the four classes" of ancient China, i.e. scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants
Characters:
- 士 - scholar, gentleman; soldier
- 农 - agriculture, farming; farmer
- 工 - labor, work; laborer, worker
- 商 - commerce, business, trade
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