千篇一律 [- piān yí lǜ]follow the same pattern; all in the same key; all of the same pattern; a thousand pieces of the same tune; repeat each other; set form for all cases; set mould for everything that comes up; stereotyped:
•¶ 他的文章千篇一律， 一个调调儿。 His articles are fixed in form and monotonous in content.