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罷黜百家，獨尊儒術

简罢黜百家，独尊儒术 · 繁罷黜百家，獨尊儒術

Mandarin · pinyin bà chù bǎi jiā , dú zūn rú shù

Dismiss the hundred schools, revere only the Confucian (idiom)
sole dominant ideology

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罷: bà · cease, finish, stop; give up
黜: chù · dismiss; demote, downgrade
百: bǎi · one hundred; numerous, many
家: jiā · house, home, residence; family
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尊: zūn · respect, revere, venerate; honor
儒: rú · Confucian scholar
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罢: bà · cease, finish, stop; give up
独: dú · alone, single, solitary, only
术: shù · art, skill, special feat; method, technique

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