诸 子 十 家

zhūzǐshíjiā

various sages and ten schools of thought; refers to the classical schools of thought, e.g. Confucianism 儒 (rú) represented by Confucius 孔子 (Kǒng zǐ) and Mencius 孟子 (Mèng zǐ), Daoism 道 (dào) by Laozi 老子 (Lǎo zǐ) and Zhuangzi 庄子 (Zhuāng zǐ), Mohism 墨 (mò) by Mozi 墨子 (Mò zǐ), Legalism 法 (fǎ) by Sunzi 孙子 (Sūn zǐ) and Han Feizi 韩非子 (Hán Fēi zǐ), and numerous others

Traditional 諸子十家

Meaning

zhūzǐshíjiāzhu1 zi3 shi2 jia1

various sages and ten schools of thought
refers to the classical schools of thought, e.g. Confucianism 儒 rú represented by Confucius 孔子 Kǒng zǐ and Mencius 孟子 Mèng zǐ, Daoism 道 dào by Laozi 老子 Lǎo zǐ and Zhuangzi 庄子 Zhuāng zǐ, Mohism 墨 mò by Mozi 墨子 Mò zǐ, Legalism 法 fǎ by Sunzi 孙子 Sūn zǐ and Han Feizi 韩非子 Hán Fēi zǐ, and numerous others