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百家爭鳴

百家爭鳴

See also: 百家争鸣

Chinese

		many schools of thought	to contend
trad. (百家爭鳴)		百家	爭鳴
simp. (百家争鸣)		百家	争鸣

Idiom

百家爭鳴

contention of the Hundred Schools of Thought

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): bǎijiāzhēngmíng

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˇ ㄐㄧㄚㄓㄥㄇㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baak³ gaa¹ zang¹ ming⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: bǎijiāzhēngmíng
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˇ ㄐㄧㄚㄓㄥㄇㄧㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baejiajengming
  - IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕi̯a̠⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: baak³ gaa¹ zang¹ ming⁴
  - Yale: baak gā jāng mìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baak⁸ gaa¹ dzang¹ ming⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /pɑːk̚³ kɑː⁵⁵ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹/