诸子十家
Traditional form:
諸子十家
Pinyin (reading):
zhūzǐshíjiā
Definitions:
- various sages and ten schools of thought
- refers to the classical schools of thought, e.g. Confucianism 儒 (rú) represented by Confucius 孔子 ( Kǒngzǐ) and Mencius 孟子 ( Mèngzǐ), Daoism 道 (dào) by Laozi 老子 ( Lǎozǐ) and Zhuangzi 莊子／庄子 ( Zhuāngzǐ), Mohism 墨 (mò) by Mozi 墨子 ( Mòzǐ), Legalism 法 (fǎ) by Sunzi 孫子／孙子 ( Sūnzǐ) and Han Feizi 韓非子／韩非子 ( Hán Fēizǐ), and numerous others
Characters:
- 诸 - all, many, various; surname
- 子 - son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
- 十 - ten, tenth; complete; perfect
- 家 - house, home, residence; family
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