嫌きらい箸ばし

noun

taboo chopstick manners; things prohibited by chopstick etiquette

Refers to a set of culturally defined improper uses of chopsticks, such as passing food directly from chopsticks to chopsticks, sticking chopsticks upright in rice, or using mismatched chopsticks. Often used in the context of Japanese dining etiquette education.

• 嫌きらい箸ばしには、箸はしから箸はしへ食たべ物ものを渡わたす「拾ひろい箸ばし」などがあります。

  Taboo chopstick manners include 'pick-up chopsticks,' where food is passed from chopsticks to chopsticks.

• 日本にほんでは、食しょく事じのときに嫌きらい箸ばしをしないように教おしえられます。

  In Japan, people are taught not to commit taboo chopstick manners during meals.