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條條框框 (tiu4 tiu4 kwaang1 kwaang1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

條條框框 (tiu4 tiu4 kwaang1 kwaang1, tiáo tiáo kuàng kuàng) — fixed framework (idiom); restriction of social conventions and taboos (usually derogatory); regulations and restrictions

Classifier

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 條令 (tiu4 ling6) — regulations; ordinances; doctrine
• 條命凍過水 (tiu4 meng6 dung3 gwo3 seoi2) — a phrase to describe that someone's life is in a very dangerous situation now; …
• 條命 (tiu4 meng6) — (noun) life
• 條女 (tiu4 neoi2) — (noun) girl; or (noun) someone's girl friend
• 條 (tiu4) — (noun) unit of person; strip; item; article; clause (of law or treaty); classif…
• 條條揈 (tiu4 tiu4 fang4) — slack; wasting time (spoken)

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