士農工商 [－农－－]

Jyutping si6 nung4 gung1 soeng1
Pinyin shì nóng gōng shāng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. "the four classes" of ancient China, i.e. scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    the four occupations of ancient China: scholars, farmers, artisans and merchants