| 百花齐放，百家争鸣 |
bǎi huā qí fàng , bǎi jiā zhēng míng |
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 |
| 百 |
Bǎi |
surname Bai |
| 百 |
bǎi |
hundred / numerous / all kinds of |
| 百花齐放 |
bǎi huā qí fàng |
a hundred flowers bloom (idiom); let the arts have free expression |
| 花 |
Huā |
surname Hua |
| 花 |
huā |
flower / blossom / CL:朵,支,束,把,盆,簇 / fancy pattern / florid / to spend (money, time) / (coll.) lecherous / lustful |
| 花 |
huā |
old variant of 花 |
| 花 |
huā |
variant of 花 / flower / blossom / also pr. [wei3] |
| 齐 |
Qí |
(name of states and dynasties at several different periods) / surname Qi |
| 齐 |
qí |
neat / even / level with / identical / simultaneous / all together / to even sth out |
| 齐放 |
qí fàng |
broadside / simultaneous fired cannonade |
| 放 |
fàng |
to put / to place / to release / to free / to let go / to let out / to set off (fireworks) |
| 百 |
Bǎi |
surname Bai |
| 百 |
bǎi |
hundred / numerous / all kinds of |
| 百家 |
bǎi jiā |
many schools of thought / many people or households |
| 百家争鸣 |
bǎi jiā zhēng míng |
a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC |
| 家 |
jiā |
used in 家伙 and 家俱 |
| 家 |
jiā |
home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) / classifier for families or businesses / refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China / noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian / CL:个 |
| 争 |
zhēng |
to strive for / to vie for / to argue or debate / deficient or lacking (dialect) / how or what (literary) |
| 争鸣 |
zhēng míng |
to contend |
| 鸣 |
míng |
to cry (of birds, animals and insects) / to make a sound / to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc) |