条条框框

tiáo tiáo kuàng kuàng

Rare

Definitions

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

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Child Words of 条条框框

frame (e.g. door frame)

strip

to frame