旧きゅう習しゅう

noun

old custom; traditional practice

Refers to a long-standing custom or convention, often with a nuance of being outdated or in need of reform.

• その村むらでは、今いまでも旧きゅう習しゅうが残のこっている。

  In that village, old customs still remain.

• 旧きゅう習しゅうを打うち破やぶるのは難むずかしい。

  It is difficult to break with old customs.