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jiu3 liu2
the nine schools of thought, philosophical schools of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC), viz Confucians Ru² jia¹, Daoists Dao⁴ jia¹, Yin and Yang and Yin¹ yang² jia¹, Legalists Fa³ jia¹, Logicians Ming² jia¹, Mohists Mo⁴ jia¹, Diplomats and Zong⁴ heng² jia¹, Miscellaneous and Za² jia¹, and Agriculturalists and Nong² jia¹
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jiu3
the nine schools of thought, philosophical schools of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC), viz Confucians 儒家 [Ru2 jia1], Daoists 道家 [Dao4 jia1], Yin and Yang 陰陽家|阴阳家 [Yin1 yang2 jia1], Legalists 法家 [Fa3 jia1], Logicians 名家 [Ming2 jia1], Mohists 墨家 [Mo4 jia1], Diplomats 縱橫家|纵横家 [Zong4 heng2 jia1], Miscellaneous 雜家|杂家 [Za2 jia1], and Agriculturalists 農家|农家 [Nong2 jia1]
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liu2
the nine schools of thought, philosophical schools of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC), viz Confucians 儒家 [Ru2 jia1], Daoists 道家 [Dao4 jia1], Yin and Yang 陰陽家|阴阳家 [Yin1 yang2 jia1], Legalists 法家 [Fa3 jia1], Logicians 名家 [Ming2 jia1], Mohists 墨家 [Mo4 jia1], Diplomats 縱橫家|纵横家 [Zong4 heng2 jia1], Miscellaneous 雜家|杂家 [Za2 jia1], and Agriculturalists 農家|农家 [Nong2 jia1]