Japanese

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Etymology

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Abbreviation of ちゃんちゃんばらばら.[1]

Noun

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ちゃんばら or チャンバラ (chanbara

  1. swordplay, swordfight

Descendants

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  • Hokkien: chhiăn-pá-lah

References

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  1. ^ ちゃんばら”, in 日本大百科全書:ニッポニカ (Nippon Dai Hyakka Zensho: Nipponica, Encyclopedia Nipponica)[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, 1984