条条框框 Save Sign in to save words Traditional (Taiwan): 條條框框 tiáotiáokuàngkuàng ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄎㄨㄤˋ ㄎㄨㄤˋ fixed framework (idiom) restriction of social conventions and taboos (usually derogatory) regulations and restrictions Character by character 条(tiáo)strip 条(tiáo)strip 框(kuàng)frame 框(kuàng)frame A Chinese word or character, or English Search Sources CC-CEDICT, CC BY-SA 4.0 pinyinjs, Apache-2.0