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三教九流
sānjiàojiǔliú
1. the Three Religions (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism) and Nine Schools (Confucians, Daoists, Yin-Yang, Legalists, Logicians, Mohists, Political Strategists, Eclectics, Agriculturists)
2. fig. people from all trades (often derog.)

Character Breakdown

三
sān
three
HSK 1 3 丶
教
jiào
school, education
HSK 2 11 丶
九
jiǔ
nine
HSK 1 2 丶
流
liú
to flow, to drift, to circulate; class
HSK 4 10 丶

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