- a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC
Characters
- 百 (百): surname Bai
- 家 (傢): used in 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5] and 傢俱|家俱[jia1 ju4]
- 争 (爭): to strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate; deficient or lacking (dialect); how or what (literary)
- 鸣 (鳴): to cry (of birds, animals and insects); to make a sound; to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc)
Resources
- Wiktionary: 百家争鸣
- MDBG: 百家争鸣
- Examples with 百家争鸣 on Tatoeba
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