Word Definition - 三教九流

sān jiào jiǔ liú the Three Religions (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism) and Nine Schools (Confucians, Daoists, Yin-Yang, Legalists, Logicians, Mohists, Political Strategists, Eclectics, Agriculturists); fig. people from all trades (often derog.)

Individual Character Details

三 sān, sān
教 jiào, jiāo, jiào
九 jiǔ
流 liú