also: じゅりぇんぱん
United Bamboo Gang
A Taiwanese organized crime syndicate. The name is a proper noun referring to this specific group.
The United Bamboo Gang is a well-known Taiwanese crime syndicate.
Katakana rendering of the Mandarin pronunciation; used in some Japanese contexts.
From Mandarin 竹聯幫 (Zhúliánbāng), meaning 'Bamboo Union Gang'. The Japanese reading ちくれんほう is derived from the kanji, while ジュリェンパン approximates the Mandarin pronunciation.