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百花齊放

简百花齐放 · 繁百花齊放

Mandarin · pinyin bǎi huā qí fàng

a hundred flowers bloom (idiom); let the arts have free expression

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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
齐: qí · even, uniform, of equal length

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3–1–2–4 · bai3 hua1 qi2 fang4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

baak3 faa1 cai4 fong3

Cantonese word readings for 百花齊放. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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baak3 faa1 cai4 fong3

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(idiomatic) many different sorts of flowers bloom simultaneously
(figuratively) a variety of different artistic styles flourish at the same time

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