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From: MDBG CC-CEDICT Chinese-English Dictionary 漢英字典

 三教九流 [ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊ; san1 jiao4 jiu3 liu2]
 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.)
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