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诸子十家
諸子十家
zhūzǐshíjiā
1. various sages and ten schools of thought
2. refers to the classical schools of thought, e.g. Confucianism [[儒<rú>]] represented by Confucius [[孔子<Kǒngzǐ>]] and Mencius [[孟子<Mèngzǐ>]], Daoism [[道<dào>]] by Laozi [[老子<Lǎozǐ>]] and Zhuangzi [[莊子|庄子<Zhuāngzǐ>]], Mohism [[墨<mò>]] by Mozi [[墨子<Mòzǐ>]], Legalism [[法<fǎ>]] by Sunzi [[孫子|孙子<Sūnzǐ>]] and Han Feizi [[韓非子|韩非子<HánFēizǐ>]], and numerous others