bá-luh

Hokkien

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese バール (bāru), from English crowbar.

Pronunciation

• (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bá-luh
  • Tâi-lô: bá-luh
  • Phofsit Daibuun: bafluq
  • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ba⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ luʔ³²/
  • IPA (Taipei): /ba⁵³⁻⁴⁴ luʔ³²/

Noun

bá-luh

1. (Taiwan) crowbar

Synonyms

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• 撬棒 (qiàobàng)
• 撬棍 (qiàogùn)
• 撬槓／撬杠 (qiàogàng)
• 鐵挺／铁挺 (tiětǐng)
• 鐵撬／铁撬 (tiěqiào)