◎ 诸子 zhūzǐ [the exponents of the various schools of thought during the period from pre-Qin times to the early years of the Han Dynasty;or their works] 先秦时期各个学派的代表人物或他们的著作 诸子及经史。——明· 顾炎武《复庵记》
英文翻译
1.“the philosophers,” referring to the philosophers or their works, outside the Confucianists (such as Lao Zi, Zhuang Zi, Mo Zi, etc.)