noun
Taiwanese bamboo raft
Refers specifically to the traditional bamboo rafts used in Taiwan, often for fishing or transportation. The word is a loan from Taiwanese Hokkien.
台湾の漁村では、今でもテッパイを見ることができる。
In Taiwanese fishing villages, you can still see bamboo rafts today.
筏 is the general Japanese word for raft, while テッパイ refers specifically to a Taiwanese bamboo raft.
Loanword from Taiwanese Hokkien; the exact derivation is uncertain, but it is conventionally associated with the Taiwanese bamboo raft.