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群言堂

Mandarin · pinyin qún yán táng

letting everyone have their say
taking people's views into account
free expression of different views
(contrasted with 一言堂 yī yán táng)

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群: qún · group, crowd, multitude, mob
言: yán · words, speech; speak, say; Kangxi radical 149
堂: táng · hall; government office

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2–2–2 · qun2 yan2 tang2

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(idiomatic) democratic decision making; decision making by consensus

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