百花齊放，百家爭鳴

See also: 百花齐放，百家争鸣

Chinese

		many different sorts of flowers bloom simultaneously		contention of the Hundred Schools of Thought; to let a hundred schools of thought contend
trad. (百花齊放，百家爭鳴)		百花齊放	，	百家爭鳴
simp. (百花齐放，百家争鸣)		百花齐放	，	百家争鸣
Literally: “let one hundred flowers bloom; let one hundred schools of thought contend”.

Etymology

This phrase was used by Mao Zedong in 1957 to launch the Hundred Flowers Campaign.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bǎihuā-qífàng, bǎijiā-zhēngmíng

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˇ ㄏㄨㄚㄑㄧˊ ㄈㄤˋ , ㄅㄞˇ ㄐㄧㄚㄓㄥㄇㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baak³ faa¹ cai⁴ fong³, baak³ gaa¹ zang¹ ming⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bǎihuā-qífàng, bǎijiā-zhēngmíng
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˇ ㄏㄨㄚㄑㄧˊ ㄈㄤˋ , ㄅㄞˇ ㄐㄧㄚㄓㄥㄇㄧㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bǎihuacífàng, bǎijiajhengmíng
  - Wade–Giles: pai³-hua¹-chʻi²-fang⁴, pai³-chia¹-chêng¹-ming²
  - Yale: bǎi-hwā-chí-fàng-, bǎi-jyā-jēng-míng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baehuachyifanq, baejiajengming
  - Palladius: байхуацифан, байцзячжэнмин (bajxuacifan, bajczjačžɛnmin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ fɑŋ⁵¹ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: baak³ faa¹ cai⁴ fong³, baak³ gaa¹ zang¹ ming⁴
  - Yale: baak fā chàih fong, baak gā jāng mìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baak⁸ faa¹ tsai⁴ fong³, baak⁸ gaa¹ dzang¹ ming⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: bag³ fa¹ cei⁴ fong³, bag³ ga¹ zeng¹ ming⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːk̚³ faː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐi̯²¹ fɔːŋ³³ paːk̚³ kaː⁵⁵ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹/

Phrase

百花齊放，百家爭鳴

classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period in 475 BC to 221 BC, but adopted as a policy by Mao Zedong to promote progress in the arts and sciences, and the development of a dynamic socialist culture

Descendants

English: let a thousand flowers bloom

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