noun
taboo chopstick manners; things prohibited by chopstick etiquette
Refers to specific actions with chopsticks that are considered bad manners or taboo in Japanese dining culture, such as passing food from chopsticks to chopsticks or sticking chopsticks upright in rice. Often used in the context of teaching proper etiquette.
See also: 嫌い箸
忌み箸には、箸から箸へ食べ物を渡す「拾い箸」などがあります。
Taboo chopstick manners include 'pick-up chopsticks,' where you pass food from chopsticks to chopsticks.
日本では、ご飯に箸を立てるのは忌み箸の一つです。
In Japan, sticking chopsticks upright in rice is one of the taboo chopstick manners.