luò​tào

to get into a rut

  • created reference approved 落套 → 落入俗套 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    落套 luò​tào

    落入俗套 luò​rù​sú​tào

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 落套 · luò​tào · to get into a rut — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    落套

    luò​tào

    to get into a rut

    To conform to a conventional pattern; to lack originality by falling into old clichés.

    落, 套

    落 (abbreviation) → 落 · luò · to fall (of 落入 · luò​rù · to fall into) 套 (abbreviation) → 套 · tào · convention (of 俗套 · sú​tào · convention)

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense