阿沙不魯

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (阿沙不魯)		阿	沙	不	魯
simp. (阿沙不鲁)		阿	沙	不	鲁

Alternative forms

• 阿撒不魯 / 阿撒不鲁 (āsǎbùlǔ)
• 阿撒布魯 / 阿撒布鲁 (āsǎbùlǔ)
• 阿薩不魯 / 阿萨不鲁 (āsàbùlǔ)
• 阿薩布魯 / 阿萨布鲁 (āsàbùlǔ)

 

Etymology

Semantic shift from Japanese 朝(あさ)風(ぶ)呂(ろ) (asaburo, “morning bath”), which are usually a luxury taken at an onsen, and were seen as a sign of laziness typical of the unemployed during the Japanese occupation of Taiwan.

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): a-sa-puh-luh

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-sa-puh-luh
    • Tâi-lô: a-sa-puh-luh
    • Phofsit Daibuun: asa'puhluq
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ sa⁴⁴⁻³³ pu(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ luʔ³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ sa⁴⁴⁻³³ pu(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ luʔ³²/

Adjective

阿沙不魯

1. (Taiwanese Hokkien) messy; unruly; unreasonable; crude