三教九流sān jiào jiǔ liú

三教指儒教、道教、佛教，九流指儒家者流、阴阳家者流、道家者流、法家者流、名家者流、墨家者流、纵横家者流、杂家者流、农家者流。

英the three religions (Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism) and the nine schools of thought (the Confucians, the Taoists, the Yin-Yang, the Legalists, the Logicians, the Mohists, the Political Strategists, the Ecletics and the Agriculturists);

宗教学术中的各种流派。

英various religious sects and academic schools;

各行各业的人——常含贬义。

英people in various trades;