窠臼

kējiù
  1. stereotypical pattern
  2. rut

CEDICT

  1. (literary) set pattern (usually of writing or artistic creation); rut; stereotypical pattern
  2. set pattern (usually of writing or artistic creation); rut; stereotypical pattern

Wiktionary

比喻陳舊、一成不變的規格模式。宋．朱熹〈答許順之書〉二七篇之一二：「此正是順之從來一個窠臼，何故至今出脫不得！」也作「臼窠」。

重編國語辭典

  1. 門臼
  2. 陳舊、一成不變的規格模式

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 窠 kē nest
2 臼 jiù mortar

Containing this entry

不落窠臼 bùluòkējiù
  1. not follow the beaten track
  2. have an original style

Related entries

故轍 gùzhé
  1. rut (made by vehicles)
  2. (fig.) conventional ways