罢黜百家，独尊儒术 in English ba4 chu4 bai3 jia1 , du2 zun1 ru2 shu4 Meaning

Meanings

  • Dismiss the hundred schools, revere only the Confucian (idiomatic expression)
  • sole dominant ideology

Simplified Characters

罢 黜 百 家 ， 独 尊 儒 术

Traditional Characters

罷 黜 百 家 ， 獨 尊 儒 術

Pinyin

ba4 chu4 bai3 jia1 , du2 zun1 ru2 shu4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

罢ba4to stop 黜chu4to dismiss from office 百bai3surname Bai 家jia1see 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] ， 独du2alone 尊zun1senior 儒ru2scholar 术shu4method