百花齊放，百家爭鳴

baak3 faa1 cai4 fong3 ，baak3 gaa1 zang1 ming4

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

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. 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

Written Forms

百花齊放，百家爭鳴Traditional · Main Form
百花齐放，百家争鸣Alternate Form

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