contention among(/by/of) a hundred schools of thought; let a hundred schools of thought contend ❍ 我们提倡批评，也提倡～，自由讨论。(周恩来《在文艺工作座谈会和故事片创作会议上的讲话》) We encourage criticism and also encourage the contention of a hundred schools of thought and free discussions. ❍ 我们提倡～，在各个学术部门可以有许多派、许多家，…… (《毛泽东著作选读》甲—370) We advocate “Letting a hundred schools of thought contend”，and in every branch of learning there may be many schools and trends; …
百家争鸣bai jia zheng ming
Hundred Schools of Thought Contending
百家争鸣bai jia zheng ming
a hundred schools of thought contending each other (namely contention of many schools of ideology at the Warring States period)