chhiăn-pá-lah

Hokkien

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese ちゃんばら (chanbara).

Pronunciation

• (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiăn-pá-lah
  • Tâi-lô: tshia̋n-pá-lah
  • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiɛn³⁵ pa⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laʔ³²/
  • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiɛn³⁵ pa⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ laʔ³²/

Noun

chhiăn-pá-lah

1. (Taiwan) swordplay, swordfight