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百花齊放，百家爭鳴
简 百花齐放，百家争鸣 · 繁 百花齊放，百家爭鳴Mandarin · pinyin bǎi huā qí fàng , bǎi jiā zhēng míng
Meanings
- a hundred flowers bloom, a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC, but adopted for Mao's campaign of 1956
Characters in this entry
- 百
- bǎi · one hundred; numerous, many
- 花
- huā · flower; blossoms
- 齊
- qí · even, uniform, of equal length; Kangxi radical 210
- 放
- fàng · put, release, free, liberate
- 家
- jiā · house, home, residence; family
- 爭
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- 鳴
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- 齐
- qí · even, uniform, of equal length
- 争
- zhēng · dispute, fight, contend, strive
- 鸣
- míng · cry of bird or animal; make sound
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baak3 faa1 cai4 fong3 ，baak3 gaa1 zang1 ming4
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