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三教九流
 
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sān jiào jiǔ liú
  • 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.)

三教九流 sān jiào jiǔ liú

三教九流
1 三教指儒、佛、道三教。参见「三教」条。九流指先秦至汉初的九大学术流派。参见「九流」条。三教九流指各种学术流派。元.王实甫《西厢记.第四本.第二折》:「一个通彻三教九流,一个晓尽描鸾刺绣。」后亦用于指社会上各种行业或各色人物。《镜花缘.第九九回》:「细细看去,士农工商,三教九流,无一不有。」也作「九流三教」。

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