条条框框
Traditional form:
條條框框
Pinyin (reading):
tiáotiáokuàngkuàng
Definitions:
- fixed framework (idiom); restriction of social conventions and taboos (usually derogatory)
- regulations and restrictions
Characters:
- 条 - clause, condition; string, stripe
- 条 - clause, condition; string, stripe
- 框 - door; frame
- 框 - door; frame
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