百家爭鳴

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

hundred / numerous / all kinds of

many schools of thought / many people or households

see 傢伙|家伙[jia1 huo5]

home / family / (polite) my (sister, uncle etc) / classifier for families or businesses / refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China / noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian / CL:個|个[ge4]

to strive for / to vie for / to argue or debate / deficient or lacking (dialect) / how or what (literary)

to contend

to cry (of birds, animals and insects) / to make a sound / to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc)

a hundred flowers bloom, a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC, but adopted for Mao's campaign of 1956