罷黜百家,獨尊儒術 bà chù bǎi jiā , dú zūn rú shù

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

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