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不落窠臼
  bat1 lok6 wo1 kau5   jyutping
  bu4 luo4 ke1 jiu4   pinyin
not follow the beaten track; break away from convention; show originality
[synonym] 俗套

Idiom
verb

Level: 4
This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
不落窠臼

This word has been viewed 1500 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 21st Dec 2007 16:17 and last edited on 4th Mar 2015 00:32
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 bat1  -  not; no; un-
 lok6 laai6  -  to fall
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 kau5  -  mortar for unhusking rice; joint (of bones)
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