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三教九流

sān jiào jiǔ liú

Definitions

  • the Three Religions (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism) and Nine Schools (Confucians, Daoists, Yin-Yang, Legalists, Logicians, Mohists, Political Strategists, Eclectics, Agriculturists)
  • fig. people from all trades (often derog.)