Chinese–English
条条框框
tiáo tiáo kuàng kuàng · tiao tiao kuang kuang
Traditional 條條框框
Meaning
CC-CEDICT- fixed framework (idiom); restriction of social conventions and taboos (usually derogatory)
- regulations and restrictions
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