士农工商

Traditional: 士農工商

shì nóng gōng shāng

Dictionary entry

(idiom) "the four classes" of ancient China, i.e. scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants

What does 士农工商 mean?

士农工商 (shì nóng gōng shāng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) "the four classes" of ancient China, i.e. scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants

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士Shìsurname Shi 农Nóngsurname Nong 工gōngwork · worker 商ShāngShang Dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC) · surname Shang

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士农工商

shì nóng gōng shāng

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