ずぼら箸ばし

noun

picking up a bowl with the hand holding chopsticks (breach of etiquette)

Rare term for a specific table-manner mistake: using the right hand that already holds chopsticks to also lift a bowl, which is considered improper in Japanese dining etiquette.

• ずぼら箸ばしは、箸はしを持もったままの手てで茶ちゃ碗わんを持もつことで、マナー違い反はんとされる。

  Zuborabashi is the act of holding a rice bowl with the hand that is already holding chopsticks, and it is considered a breach of etiquette.