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百家争鸣

bǎi jiā zhēng míng

4-character word Traditional 百家爭鳴

What 百家争鸣 means

1. a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC

The characters in 百家争鸣

• 百bǎihundred; numerous; all kinds of
• 家jiāused in 家伙
• 争zhēngto strive for; to vie for; to argue or debate
• 鸣míngto cry (of birds, animals and insects); to make a sound…