不落俗套

Mandarin · pinyin bù luò sú tào

Meanings

  1. to conform to no conventional pattern
  2. unconventional
  3. offbeat
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不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
落
luò · fall, drop; net income, surplus
俗
sú · social customs; vulgar, unrefined
套
tào · case, cover, wrapper, envelope
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4–4–2–4 · bu4 luo4 su2 tao4

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bat1 lok6 zuk6 tou3

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  1. (idiomatic) to conform to no conventional pattern; to depart from convention; to be unconventional or offbeat

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