百花齐放，百家争鸣
bǎi​huā​qí​fàng​bǎi​jiā​zhēng​míng

let a hundred flowers bloom and a hundred schools of thought contend

  1. 百花齐放 百花齊放 bǎi​huā​qí​fàng
    let a hundred flowers bloom
    (idiom) refers to the free expression and simultaneous development of different forms and styles of art or schools of thought
  2. ， bǎi
    non-Chinese
  3. 百家争鸣 百家爭鳴 bǎi​jiā​zhēng​míng
    hundred schools of thought contend
    Refers to the period of academic and philosophical flourishing during the Warring States period; in modern usage, it refers to the free expression and debate between different schools of thought.