移うつり箸ばし

noun

moving chopsticks between dishes without eating rice in between (breach of etiquette)

A specific Japanese table-manner violation. Often listed alongside other chopstick taboos like 渡り箸 (passing food chopstick-to-chopstick).

See also: 渡り箸

• 移うつり箸ばしは、日本にほんではマナー違い反はんとされています。

  Moving your chopsticks from one side dish to another without eating rice in between is considered bad manners in Japan.