还 乡 女

huán xiāng nǚdictionary entry

(Korean term) women who returned to Korea after being abducted during the Manchu invasions of Korea in the 17th century, only to be regarded as defiled and therefore ostracized, even by their own families

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還鄉女 还乡女 [huan2 xiang1 nu:3] /(Korean term) women who returned to Korea after being abducted during the Manchu invasions of Korea in the 17th century, only to be regarded as defiled and therefore ostracized, even by their own families/

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Other forms in these source records: 還鄉女

还
hái
still / still in progress / still more / yet / even more / in addition / fairly / passably (good) / as early as / even / also / else
huán
to pay back / to return
Huán
surname Huan
乡
xiāng
country or countryside / native place / home village or town / township (PRC administrative unit)
女
nǚ
female / woman / daughter
rǔ
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