- fixed framework (idiom); restriction of social conventions and taboos (usually derogatory)
- regulations and restrictions
Characters
- 条 (條): strip; item; article; clause (of law or treaty); classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)
- 条 (條): strip; item; article; clause (of law or treaty); classifier for long thin things (ribbon, river, road, trousers etc)
- 框 (框): frame (e.g. door frame); casing; fig. framework; template; to circle (i.e. draw a circle around sth); to frame; to restrict; Taiwan pr. [kuang1]
- 框 (框): frame (e.g. door frame); casing; fig. framework; template; to circle (i.e. draw a circle around sth); to frame; to restrict; Taiwan pr. [kuang1]
Resources
- Wiktionary: 条条框框
- MDBG: 条条框框
- Examples with 条条框框 on Tatoeba
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