三教九流

Chinese

		the Three Teachings: Confucianism, Daoism and Buddhism	the Nine Schools of Pre-Qin Philosophy
trad. (三教九流)		三教	九流
simp. #(三教九流)		三教	九流

Etymology

Refers to the Three Religions (Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism) and the Nine Schools (Confucianism, Daoism, Naturalism, Legalism, Logicians, Mohism, Diplomatists, Syncretism, and Agriculturalism).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sānjiàojiǔliú

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ gaau³ gau² lau⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sam-kàu-kiú-liû

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sānjiàojiǔliú
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sanjiàojiǒulióu
    • Wade–Giles: san¹-chiao⁴-chiu³-liu²
    • Yale: sān-jyàu-jyǒu-lyóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanjiawjeouliou
    • Palladius: саньцзяоцзюлю (sanʹczjaoczjulju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ li̯oʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saam¹ gaau³ gau² lau⁴
    • Yale: sāam gaau gáu làuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ gaau³ gau² lau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ gao³ geo² leo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːm⁵⁵ kaːu̯³³ kɐu̯³⁵ lɐu̯²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sam-kàu-kiú-liû
    • Tâi-lô: sam-kàu-kiú-liû
    • Phofsit Daibuun: samkao'kiwliuu
    • IPA (Taipei): /sam⁴⁴⁻³³ kau¹¹ kiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liu²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sam⁴⁴⁻³³ kau²¹ kiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ liu²³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sam⁴⁴⁻²² kau²¹ kiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liu²⁴/

Noun

三教九流

1. different schools of thought
2. (often derogatory) people from all walks of life

Synonyms

• 九流三教 (jiǔliúsānjiào)