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百花齊放

/paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ä⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ fɑŋ⁵¹/
many different sorts of flowers bloom simultaneously
  • 百花齐放
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The phrase describes a scene where a hundred different flowers bloom together in simultaneous, flourishing prosperity.
The phrase describes a scene where a hundred different flowers bloom together in simultaneous, flourishing prosperity.

Origin

The character 百 means hundred and is formed with the semantic component 一 (one) and the phonetic component 白 (white). The character 花 means flower or blossom and contains the semantic component 艸 (grass) alongside the phonetic component 化 (to change; to transform).

Completing the phrase are 齊, meaning even, uniform, or of equal length, and 放, meaning to release, to free, or to liberate. The character 放 is formed with the semantic component 攴 (to hit lightly; to tap) and the phonetic component 方 (side; aspect; party). Together, the expression describes various flowers blooming together in prosperity or serves as a metaphor for the vigorous development of different forms of art or thought.

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

這個詞彙由四個漢字組成。其中「百」字包含表示意義的「一」與表示聲音的「白」；「花」字包含表示意義的「艸」與表示聲音的「化」，其作為量詞時可搭配朵、支、蕊、束、把、盆等字；「齊」字意指均勻、一致或等長；「放」字則包含表示意義的「攴」與表示聲音的「方」。

整體詞組描述了百種花朵同時綻放的狀態，並延伸用於形容藝術風格或思想領域的多樣化發展。

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

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  • characterChinese百 “hundred”
    • meaningChinese一 “one”
    • soundChinese白 “white”
  • characterChinese花 “flower; blossom (Classifier: 朵 m c; 支 m c; 蕊 h mn; 束 m c; 把 m; 盆 m c; 簇 m; 紮／扎 c)”
    • meaningChinese艸 “grass”
    • soundChinese化 “to change; to transform”
  • characterChinese齊 “even; uniform; of equal length”
  • characterChinese放 “to release; to free; to liberate”
    • soundChinese方 “side; aspect; party”
    • meaningChinese攴 “to hit lightly; to tap”
Wiktionary etymology text

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Meanings

phrase
  1. many different sorts of flowers bloom simultaneously
  2. a variety of different artistic styles flourish at the same time

國語辭典 definitions

  1. 形容各種花朵一起開放，繁華茂盛。 例：春天一到，百花齊放。
  2. 比喻各種不同形式風格的藝術或思想蓬勃發展。 例：這季的藝術表演，呈現百花齊放的盛況。

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Sources

  • etymagent (local gemma4:26b) — Generated
  • 教育部《國語辭典簡編本》 (Taiwan MOE) — CC BY-ND 3.0 TW
  • Written form — n/a
  • Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0