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廣開言路

简广开言路 · 繁廣開言路

Mandarin · pinyin guǎng kāi yán lù

to encourage the free airing of views (idiom)

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廣: Look up this written character
開: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start
言: yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
路: lù · road, path, street; journey
广: guǎng · wide, extensive, broad; rad. 53
开: kāi · open; initiate, begin, start

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3–1–2–4 · guang3 kai1 yan2 lu4

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(idiomatic) to encourage the free airing of views; to create conditions for the subordinates and the masses to fully express their opinions

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