What are the taboos and names of chopsticks? What is the importance of chopsticks?

Chopsticks can be described as the quintessence of China. It is both light and flexible, unique among the tableware of countries around the world, and is praised by Westerners as the "civilization of the East". The history of using chopsticks in China can be traced back to the Shang Dynasty.

There is a record of "the beginning of the Xiang Zhen", which was the monarch of the late Shang Dynasty, and it is estimated that China has at least 3,000 years of history of using chopsticks. In the pre-Qin period, chopsticks were called "coercion", and in the Qin and Han dynasties, they were called "chopsticks". The ancients were very particular about taboos, because the word "chopstick" and "stay" are homophonic, and "stay" has the meaning of stopping, which is an unlucky word, so it is called "chopsticks" in the opposite sense.

This is where the name chopsticks come from.

Contraindications for chopsticks:

Suspicious chopsticks, avoid chopsticks uncertain, I don't know what to add.

Dirty chopsticks, avoid using chopsticks to pick up vegetables on the plate.

Pointing to chopsticks, you can't use chopsticks to point at people.

Grabbing chopsticks means that two people pick up vegetables at the same time, and the chopsticks collide together.

Stabbing chopsticks, that is, if you can't add them, use chopsticks as forks to tie them up.

Horizontal chopsticks, which means that after the meal, guests and juniors cannot cross chopsticks first.

Suck chopsticks, even if there is soup on the dish, you can't use chopsticks.

Tearful chopsticks, when the vegetables are not clean, the dishes are hung on a table of soup.

Don't use chopsticks, don't use chopsticks as knives to tear meat dishes.

For chopsticks, it is taboo to stick chopsticks on the meal.

Chopsticks, something that is being chewed, should not be torn out with chopsticks or used as a toothpick.

Sticky chopsticks, when there is something sticking to the chopsticks, you can't add other dishes.

Even chopsticks, the same dish cannot be clamped more than three times.

Diagonal chopsticks, eat vegetables, pay attention to eating the dishes in front of you. Don't eat too far and don't stretch your chopsticks diagonally to reach for food.

Divide the chopsticks, do not put the chopsticks on the left and right of the tableware, and only place them like this when eating a meal.

As the saying goes, if the chopsticks are long, the daughter will marry far, far away from home, and the chopsticks will be close to home, and they will often go home in the future.

Through the agesChopsticks are an indispensable dining tool on the Chinese tableAs a great invention in human history, the usage and meaning of chopsticks contain connotations.

Chopsticks are divided into two parts, the left and right, which are as essential as the left and right hands of humansIt also indicates the importance of chopsticks. Most people hold chopsticks with their right hand, and their left hand is responsible for serving the bowl, but in modern times, the direction of holding chopsticks is mainly determined by people's hand habits. In ancient times, people emphasized holding chopsticks with their right hand, one for ease of use, and the other for expressing their humble attitude, at this time chopsticks are a display of their personality and character.

Chopsticks have a rich connotation in ancient times, when the family sits around the dinner, chopsticks need to be neatly placed in front of the sitting person, can not be more or less, more than indicates that there will be guests to visit, will sweep everyone's Yaxing, less pendulum means that someone will leave at this time, the implication is very bad. No more, no less, just shows the importance that the family attaches to the dinner, everyone is happy together, and the chopsticks at this time are a kind of hope and respect for the reunion.

Chopsticks are particular about the use of chopsticks, it is best to use the right hand, and the chopsticks must be held steady, do not accidentally drop the chopsticks when eating, and do not put the tip of the chopsticks at others, do not eat when the chopsticks are inserted in the bowl, and do not use chopsticks to pull the plate when eating, it will be very impolite, and then it is best to grasp the chopsticks in 2 or 3 places, which will be more convenient.

When we use chopsticks in life, we should try to choose bamboo chopsticks, which are not easy to mold and easy to clean, and we should also change the chopsticks frequently, or disinfect the chopsticks frequently, so as not to get sick from the mouth.

Chopsticks are generally used with the left hand, when using chopsticks, you can't point to people casually, you must place them neatly when you don't use chopsticks, and you can't take chopsticks to pull around on the dinner plate.

When using chopsticks, we must hold the chopsticks with our right hand, be sure to put the chopsticks neatly before eating, be sure to put the chopsticks on the right side of the bowl, put the chopsticks in the middle of the bowl after eating, and never use chopsticks to knock the bowl.

You can't stick all the chopsticks on the rice, and you can't hold the soup spoon together.

There are also a lot of particularities in using chopsticks, and there are also many taboos when using chopsticks, and Lao Liang listed them one by one.