條條框框 [ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄊㄧㄠˊ ㄎㄨㄤˋ ㄎㄨㄤˋ; tiao2 tiao2 kuang4 kuang4] fixed framework (idiom); restriction of social conventions and taboos (usually derogatory) regulations and restrictions ◄ ►