təɡˌɛðɚ wɪððə mədʒˈɔːɹᵻɾi ʌv skˈɑːlɚz, ðɪ ˈʌðɚ mˈɛmbɚz ʌvðə ɡɹˈuːp tˈʊk ðə jˈɪli zˈuː tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ tʃˈaɪniːzlˌɛɾɚ, "pɹˈɪnsɪpəl stˈʌdi"ɐpɹˈoʊtʃ, wˌɪtʃ wʌz bˈeɪst ˌɔn lˌɪɾɚɹəlˈɪstɪk ænd mˌɔːɹəlˈɪstɪk kˈɑːnsɛpts.
Together with the majority of scholars, the other members of the group  took the yili xue (義理學, "principle study") approach, which was based on literalistic and moralistic concepts.