形而上學

The 形而上 (xíng'érshàng) part is from I Ching:

是故，形而上者謂之道，形而下者謂之器。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]

---

是故，形而上者谓之道，形而下者谓之器。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: I Ching, 11^th – 8^th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Shìgù, xíng'érshàng zhě wèi zhī dào, xíng'érxià zhě wèi zhī qì.

Hence that which is antecedent to the material form exists, we say, as an ideal method, and that which is subsequent to the material form exists, we say, as a definite thing.

形而上學

1. metaphysics (a branch of philosophy)
2. metaphysics (the world outlook and methodology opposed to dialectics)

   堅持唯物辯證法，反對形而上學。 [MSC, trad.]
   坚持唯物辩证法，反对形而上学。 [MSC, simp.]

   Jiānchí wéiwù biànzhèngfǎ, fǎnduì xíng'érshàngxué.

   Adhere to dialectical materialism and oppose metaphysics.

3. (dated) social science

• (metaphysics): 形上 (xíngshàng), 玄學／玄学 (xuánxué)

• 形而下學／形而下学
• 辯證法／辩证法 (biànzhèngfǎ)

形(けい)而(じ)上(じょう)學(がく) • (keijijōgaku) 

1. Kyūjitai form of 形而上学 (“metaphysics”)

形而上學 • (hyeong'isanghak) (hangeul 형이상학)

1. hanja form^? of 형이상학 (“metaphysics”)

形而上學

1. chữ Hán form of hình nhi thượng học (“metaphysics”).