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

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

Min Nan
- (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

(Taiwanese Hokkien) messy; unruly; unreasonable; crude

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