三七开定论

Traditional form:

三七開定論

Pinyin (reading):

sānqīkāidìnglùn

Definitions:

• thirty percent failure, seventy percent success, the official PRC verdict on Mao Zedong

Characters:

• 三 - three
• 七 - seven
• 开 - to open; to start, to initiate, to begin
• 定 - to decide, to fix, to settle; to order; definite, fixed, sure
• 论 - debate; discussion

Traditional characters:

• 三 - three
• 七 - seven
• 開 - to open; to start, to initiate, to begin
• 定 - to decide, to fix, to settle; to order; definite, fixed, sure
• 論 - debate; discussion