dripping liquid from chopsticks
A breach of Japanese table manners; refers to letting soup, sauce, or other liquid drip from the tips of one's chopsticks while eating.
Dripping liquid from chopsticks is considered bad manners in Japan.
When eating soup, please be careful not to let liquid drip from your chopsticks.
Compound of 涙 (tears) and 箸 (chopsticks), from the image of liquid dripping like tears from the chopsticks.