the nine schools of thought and three religions; various religious sects and academic schools; all walks of like; people in various trades; people of all sorts
三教九流 1.(指儒、佛、道三教及其它各家) the three religions and the nine schools of thought; the three religions and the nine systems [schools] of philosophy; the three religions and the nine wisdoms; the three cults and nine schools (儒教 confucianism; 佛教 buddhism; 道教 taoism; 儒家 the confucians; 道家 the taoists; 阴阳家 the yin-yang; 法家 the legalists; 名家 the logicians; 墨家 the mohists; 纵横家 the political strategists; 杂家 the eclectics; 农家 the agriculturists)2.(指宗教 、学术中各流派)various religious sects and academic schools; adherents of different religions and sects