三教九流 · sān jiào jiǔ liú
- 1. 名詞三教指儒教、道教、佛教；九流指儒家、陰陽家、道家、法家、名家、墨家、縱橫家、雜家、農家九個學術流派。泛指宗教、學術中的各種流派。英文the three religions (Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism) and the nine schools of thought (the Confucians, the Taoists, the Yin-Yang, the Legalists, the Logicians, the Mohists, the Political Strategists, the Eclectics and the Agriculturists); various religious sects and academic schools
- 2. 名詞泛指社會上各種行業的人，舊時多含貶義。注意指人時舊時多含貶義。英文people in various trades