條條框框

tiáotiáokuàngkuàng

rules and regulations; regulations and restrictions; conventions and taboos

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tiao2 tiao2 kuang4 kuang4

fixed framework (idiom); restriction of social conventions and taboos (usually derogatory), regulations and restrictions

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條條框框|条条框框 [tiáo tiáo kuàng kuàng] ► fixed framework (idiom); restriction of social conventions and taboos (usually derogatory) ► regulations and restrictions