What does "three religions and nine streams" mean?

The three religions are Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism. Jiuliu refers to nine academic schools, including Confucianism, Taoism, Yin and Yang, Legalism, Famous Scholars, Mohism, Military Strategist, Miscellaneous Family and Peasant Family.

Jiuxi is divided into "Shangjiuxi", "Zhongjiuxi" and "Xiajiuxi".

Shangjiuliu: First-class Buddha, Second-class Heaven, Third-class Emperor, Fourth-class Official, Fifth-class Pavilion, Sixth-class Prime Minister, Seven Enters, Eight Persuades and Nine Solutions.

As the saying goes, a first-rate Buddha, a second-rate fairy, a third-rate court, a fourth-rate official, a fifth-rate businessman, a sixth-rate guest, a seventh-rate glutton, an eighth-rate lazy gambler and a ninth-rate gambler.

Specifically:

Emperors, sages, hermits, immortals, literati, warriors, agriculture, industry and commerce.

Buddha, heaven, emperor, official, cabinet old, prime minister, advance, lift, and solve yuan.

Buddha, immortal, emperor, official, bucket official, scale, industry, commerce and field.

Buddha, immortal, emperor, official, boiler, pawn, business, guest and agriculture.

Zhong Jiuliu: First-rate scholar, second-rate doctor, third-rate Dan Qing, fourth-rate skin, fifth-rate playing and singing, sixth-rate gold, seven monks and eight roads, nine piano and nine chess (Dan Qing refers to the painter, skin refers to the shadow play, and gold refers to the fortune teller).

As the saying goes, a first-rate scholar, a second-rate doctor, a third-rate painter, a fourth-rate leather (shadow play), a fifth-rate player, a sixth-rate player (fortune-telling), seven monks, eight ways and nine chess pieces.

Specifically:

Give a child, a doctor, a relative, a painter, a scholar, a chess player, a monk, a Taoist and a nun.

Scholar, doctor, Dan Qing, leather (shadow play), playing and singing, gold (divination), monk, Taoist, chess and piano.

Lizi, medicine, geomantic omen, criticism, painting, monks, Taoism, chess, calligraphy and painting.

First-class high platform, second-class blowing, third-class circus, fourth-class pushing, fifth-class pool, six back rubs, seven repairs, eight beggars and nine prostitutes (high platform refers to singers, drummers, hairdressers and pedicurists).

The so-called first-class platform is second-rate, circus is third-rate, circus is fourth-rate, pool is fifth-rate, back rubbing, seven repairs and eight matches with nine prostitutes.

Specifically:

Master, servant, scale, matchmaker, pawn, demon, thief, thief, prostitute.

High platform, blowing, circus, pushing, pool, back rubbing, repairing, matching, prostitute.

Beat dogs, sell oil, pedicure, shave, carry vegetables, tailor, actor, prostitute, hand blow.

Witches, prostitutes, great gods, bangzi, shaved heads, hand-blowers, artists, street vendors, and sugar sellers.