諸子 [诸－]

Jyutping zyu1 zi2
Pinyin zhū zǐ

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. various sages
  2. refers to the classical schools of thought, e.g. Confucianism 儒[ru2] represented by Confucius 孔子[Kong3 zi3] and Mencius 孟子[Meng4 zi3], Daoism 道[dao4] by Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3] and Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3], Mohism 墨[mo4] by Mozi 墨子[Mo4 zi3], Legalism 法[fa3] by Sunzi 孫子|孙子[Sun1 zi3] and Han Feizi 韓非子|韩非子[Han2 Fei1 zi3], and numerous others
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, literary
    all children
  2. noun, historical
    pre-Qin philosophers
    • 諸子散文
      诸子散文
      zhū zǐ sǎn wén
      prose of pre-Qin philosophers
  3. noun, literary
    all gentlemen; everyone
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    诸子百家
    諸子百家
    zyu1 zi2 baak3 gaa1
    • the Hundred School of Thought
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    诸子百家
    諸子百家
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    诸子百家
    諸子百家
    zhū zǐ bǎi jiā
    • Hundred Schools of Thought
  2. Mandarin
    诸子散文
    諸子散文
    zhū zǐ sǎn wén
    • prose of pre-Qin philosophers