Dictionary Entry: 诸子

various sages ꞏ refers to the classical schools of thought, e.g. Confucianism 儒[rú] represented by Confucius 孔子[kǒng zǐ] and Mencius 孟子[mèng zǐ], Daoism 道[dào] by Laozi 老子[lǎo zǐ] and Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[zhuāng zǐ], Mohism 墨[mò] by Mozi 墨子[mò zǐ], Legalism 法[fǎ] by Sunzi 孫子|孙子[sūn zǐ] and Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子[hán fēi zǐ], and numerous others