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大鳴大放

简大鸣大放 · 繁大鳴大放

Mandarin · pinyin dà míng dà fàng

(idiom) to freely air one's views; to be heard far and wide; to attract a lot of attention

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
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放: fàng · put, release, free, liberate
鸣: míng · cry of bird or animal; make sound

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4–2–4–4 · da4 ming2 da4 fang4

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noun

free airing of views

name

(～運動) free airing of views (PRC political campaign launched by Mao Zedong in 1957 to invite criticism outside the Party)

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