Chinese people believe it is obscene to strike one's plates, cups or bowls with chopsticks, because, in the past, only beggars struck their bowls while begging.
这种行为被看作是乞丐要饭，其做法是在用餐时用筷子敲击盘碗。因为过去只有要饭的才用筷子击打要饭盆，其发出的声响配上嘴里的哀告，使行人注意并给与施舍。这种做法被视为极其下贱的事情，被他人所不齿。
