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百家爭鳴

简百家争鸣 · 繁百家爭鳴

Mandarin · pinyin bǎi jiā zhēng míng

a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC

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3–1–1–2 · bai3 jia1 zheng1 ming2

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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 2 senses · 1 Cantonese reading

baak3 gaa1 zang1 ming4

Cantonese word readings for 百家爭鳴. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

baak3 gaa1 zang1 ming4

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

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