ㄐㄧㄡˇㄌㄧㄡˊjiǔliú

  1. 先秦時期大學流派分別儒家墨家道家法家陰陽家名家縱橫家雜家農家泛指學術流派 九流」、九流」、三教九流」、九流異說」。

  2. 江河許多支流 九流」。

the nine schools of thought, philosophical schools of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods (770-220 BC)​, viz Confucians 儒家[Ru2 jia1], Daoists 道家[Dao4 jia1], Yin and Yang 陰陽家[Yin1 yang2 jia1], Legalists 法家[Fa3 jia1], Logicians 名家[Ming2 jia1], Mohists 墨家[Mo4 jia1], Diplomats 縱橫家[Zong4 heng2 jia1], Miscellaneous 雜家[Za2 jia1], and Agriculturalists 農家[Nong2 jia1]