九流 [ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊ; jiu3 liu2]
 the nine schools of thought, philosophical schools of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC), viz Confucians 儒家[ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄚ; ru2 jia1], Daoists 道家[ㄉㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄚ; dao4 jia1], Yin and Yang 陰陽家[ㄧㄣ ㄧㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄚ; yin1 yang2 jia1], Legalists 法家[ㄈㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄚ; fa3 jia1], Logicians 名家[ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄚ; ming2 jia1], Mohists 墨家[ㄇㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄚ; mo4 jia1], Diplomats 縱橫家[ㄗㄨㄥˋ ㄏㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄚ; zong4 heng2 jia1], Miscellaneous 雜家[ㄗㄚˊ ㄐㄧㄚ; za2 jia1], and Agriculturalists 農家[ㄋㄨㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄚ; nong2 jia1]

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