俘虜

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See also: 俘虏

Chinese

prisoner of war take captive
trad. (俘虜)
simp. (俘虏)

Etymology 1

Pronunciation


Verb

俘虜

  1. to capture the enemy; to take captive
Synonyms

Noun

俘虜

  1. captive; prisoner of war
Synonyms

Etymology 2

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 葫蘆 (“(Cantonese) full house”).
(This term is a variant form of 葫蘆).

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Hyōgaiji
りょ
Grade: S
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
俘虜 (kyūjitai)

Noun

()(りょ) (furyo

  1. captive, prisoner of war
    • 1938, 海野十三, 怪塔王:
      帝国軍人(ていこくぐんじん)俘虜(ふりょ)になるとは、この(うえ)もない不名誉(ふめいよ)だ。
      Teikoku gunjin ga furyo ni naru to wa, kono ue mo nai fumeiyo da.
      There is no greater dishonor for the imperial soldier than to become a prisoner of war.