conventions and taboos; rules and regulations; regulations and restrictions ? 這些單位～太多，辦事效率不高。There are too many regulations and restrictions in these units,and that makes it impossible to get things done quickly.
條條框框tiao tiao kuang kuang
various taboos
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rules and regulations; conventions(or regulations) and restrictions;various taboos 打破～break with conventions/思想上的～trammels of conventional (or outmoded) ideas
條條框框tiáo tiáo kuānɡ kuānɡ
比喻規(guī)定和限制的東西太多。conventions, regulations and restrictions, conventions and taboos