"百花齊放,百家爭鳴" meaning in Chinese

See 百花齊放,百家爭鳴 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ fɑŋ⁵¹ paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /paːk̚³ faː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐi̯²¹ fɔːŋ³³ paːk̚³ kaː⁵⁵ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA] Forms: 百花齐放,百家争鸣
Etymology: This phrase was used by Mao Zedong in 1957 to launch the Hundred Flowers Campaign. Head templates: {{head|zh|phrase}} 百花齊放,百家爭鳴
  1. 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 Wikipedia link: Hundred Flowers Campaign, Mao Zedong
    Sense id: en-百花齊放,百家爭鳴-zh-phrase-qGML4Yee Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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