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諸子

简诸子 · 繁諸子

Mandarin · pinyin zhū zǐ

various sages
refers to the classical schools of thought, e.g. Confucianism 儒 rú represented by Confucius 孔子 Kǒng zǐ and Mencius 孟子 Mèng zǐ, Daoism 道 dào by Laozi 老子 Lǎo zǐ and Zhuangzi 莊子 Zhuāng zǐ, Mohism 墨 mò by Mozi 墨子 Mò zǐ, Legalism 法 fǎ by Sunzi 孫子 Sūn zǐ and Han Feizi 韓非子 Hán Fēi zǐ, and numerous others

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子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch
诸: zhū · various, all, these; surname

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noun

(historical, philosophy) pre-Qin philosophers
(literary) all children
(literary) all gentlemen; everyone

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