- 九流
- jiu3 liu2the nine schools of thought, philosophical schools of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC), viz Confucians 儒家, Daoists 道家, Yin and Yang 陰陽家, 阴阳家, Legalists 法家, Logicians 名家, Mohists 墨家, Diplomats 縱橫家, 纵横家, Miscellaneous 雜家, 杂家, and Agriculturalists 農家, 农家* * *九流|九流 [jiǔ liú] ► the nine schools of thought, philosophical schools of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC), viz Confucians ↑儒家 [Rú jiā], Daoists ↑道家 [Dào jiā], Yin and Yang ↑陰陽家|↑阴阳家 [Yīn yáng jiā], Legalists ↑法家 [Fǎ jiā], Logicians ↑名家 [Míng jiā], Mohists ↑墨家 [Mò jiā], Diplomats ↑縱橫家|↑纵横家 [Zòng héng jiā], Miscellaneous ↑雜家|↑杂家 [Zá jiā], and Agriculturalists ↑農家|↑农家 [Nóng jiā]
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.