百家

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Chinese

hundred
 
home; family; ‑ist
home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools
simp. and trad.
(百家)

Pronunciation


Noun

百家

  1. many people
  2. many households
  3. many schools of thought

Proper noun

百家

  1. (historical) Short for 諸子百家诸子百家 (Zhūzǐ Bǎijiā, “Hundred Schools of Thought”).
    罷黜百家儒術 [MSC, trad.]
    罢黜百家儒术 [MSC, simp.]
    bàchù bǎijiā dú zūn rúshù
    to ban the Hundred Schools of Thought and only revere Confucianism

Derived terms