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六家

Mandarin · pinyin liù jiā

Six schools of pre-Han philosophy, as analyzed by 司馬談 Sī mǎ Tán (儒家 Rú jiā, 道家 Dào jiā, 陰陽 yīn yáng, 法家 Fǎ jiā, 名家 Míng jiā, and 墨家 Mò jiā)

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六: liù · number six
家: jiā · house, home, residence; family

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4–1 · liu4 jia1

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