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Home / Idiom / 不落窠臼

not follow the beaten track · have an original style

不落窠臼
bù luò kē jiù
b+ù·4th tonel+uò·4th tonek+ē·1st tonej+iù·4th tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
having a unique or distinctive style别具一格bié jù yī géto start sth new or original (idiom); to break a new path · to break fresh ground别开生面bié kāi shēng miànto show ingenuity · (of a design) clever · brilliantly conceived别具匠心bié jù jiàng xīnto conform to no conventional pattern · unconventional · offbeat不落俗套bù luò sú tàostrange and prominent奇崛qí jué
Antonyms
thousand articles, same rule (idiom); stereotyped and repetitive · once you've seen one, you've seen them all千篇一律qiān piān yī lu:4lit. to follow the recipe (idiom) · fig. to follow a set pattern如法炮制rú fǎ páo zhì
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