百花齐放，百家争鸣

Traditional form:

百花齊放，百家爭鳴

Pinyin (reading):

bǎihuāqífàng,bǎijiāzhēngmíng

Definitions:

• 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

Characters:

• 百 - one hundred; numerous, many
• 花 - flower, blossom; to spend (time or money)
• 齐 - even, uniform, of equal length
• 放 - to release, to liberate, to free
• 百 - one hundred; numerous, many
• 家 - house, home, residence; family
• 争 - to dispute, to fight, to contend, to strive
• 鸣 - a bird call or animal cry; to make a sound

Traditional characters:

• 百 - one hundred; numerous, many
• 花 - flower, blossom; to spend (time or money)
• 齊 - even, uniform, of equal length
• 放 - to release, to liberate, to free
• 百 - one hundred; numerous, many
• 家 - house, home, residence; family
• 爭 - to dispute, to fight, to contend, to strive
• 鳴 - a bird call or animal cry; to make a sound