條條框框

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

2 Written Forms

Meanings

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

Written Forms

條條框框Traditional · Main Form
条条框框Alternate Form

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