三教九流

1. 三教九流 (sānjiào-jiǔliú)

   1. 三教指儒教、道教、佛教,九流指儒家者流、阴阳家者流、道家者流、法家者流、名家者流、墨家者流、纵横家者流、杂家者流、农家者流 the three religions (Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism) and the nine schools of thought (the Confucians, the Taoists, the Yin-Yang, the Legalists, the Logicians, the Mohists, the Political Strategists, the Ecletics and the Agriculturists)
   2. 宗教学术中的各种流派 various religious sects and academic schools
   3. 各行各业的人——常含贬义 people in various trades

三教九流是成语。

三教九流 (sān jiào jiǔ liú)

1. 三教指儒、佛、道三教。見「三教」條。九流指先秦至漢初的九大學術流派。見「九流」條。三教九流指各種學術流派。元．王實甫．西廂記．第四本．第二折：「一個通徹三教九流，一個曉盡描鸞刺繡。」後亦用於指社會上各種行業或各色人物。鏡花緣．第九十九回：「細細看去，士農工商，三教九流，無一不有。」亦作「九流三教」。