罢黜百家,独尊儒术 bà chù bǎi jiā , dú zūn rú shù

DEFINITIONS

  1. Dismiss the hundred schools, revere only the Confucian (idiom)
  2. sole dominant ideology

CHARACTERS

罢 bà cease, finish, stop; give up
黜 chù dismiss; demote, downgrade
百 bǎi one hundred; numerous, many
家 jiā house, home, residence; family
独 dú alone, single, solitary, only
尊 zūn respect, revere, venerate; honor
儒 rú Confucian scholar
术 shù art, skill, special feat; method, technique