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

比喻陈旧、一成不变的规格模式。宋．朱熹〈答许顺之书〉二七篇之一二：「此正是顺之从来一个窠臼，何故至今出脱不得！」也作「臼窠」。

重編國語辭典

  1. 门臼
  2. 陈旧、一成不变的规格模式

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

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