まよ
迷
　
い
ばし
箸

noun

  1. hovering one's chopsticks back and forth over side dishes, when trying to choose which one to take (a breach of etiquette).

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
まよ
迷
　
い
ばし
箸
 迷い箸 まよいばし

Contained Kanji Breakdown

astray, be perplexed, in doubt
まよ.う　メイ (5th, N3)
rice, USA, metre
ベイ　こめ　マイ (2nd, N3)
to divide
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
chopsticks
はし　チョ　チャク (11th)
bamboo
たけ　チク　たか (1st, N2)
individual(個) variant
knife, wrapping enclosure(勹) variant
feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)
ケツ　かぎ (Kentei 1)
someone, person
シャ　もの (3rd, N4)
variant of radical 125
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)