渡わたり箸ばし

noun

wandering chopsticks; jumping between side dishes without eating rice

A specific breach of Japanese dining etiquette: moving one's chopsticks from one side dish directly to another without taking a bite of rice in between. Often listed alongside other chopstick taboos like 移り箸.

See also: 移り箸

• 渡わたり箸ばしは、日本にほんではマナー違い反はんとされています。

  Wandering chopsticks is considered a breach of etiquette in Japan.

• 彼かれは渡わたり箸ばしをして、注ちゅう意いされた。

  He was warned for jumping between side dishes with his chopsticks.