台たい湾わん坊ぼう主ず

noun

Taiwan low; cyclone from Taiwan

Meteorological term for a low-pressure system that develops near Taiwan and moves into the East China Sea, often bringing bad weather.

• 台たい湾わん坊ぼう主ずが発はっ生せいすると、日本にほん付ふ近きんの天てん気きが崩くずれやすくなる。

  When a Taiwan low forms, the weather around Japan tends to become unsettled.

noun

spot baldness; alopecia areata

Colloquial, somewhat dated term for patchy hair loss, likening the bald spot to a monk's shaven head. The medical term is 円形脱毛症.

See also: 円形脱毛症

• 彼かれは若わかい頃ころに台たい湾わん坊ぼう主ずになって、しばらく帽ぼう子しが手て放ばなせなかったらしい。

  He apparently got a bald spot when he was young and couldn't go without a hat for a while.