還鄉女

waan4 hoeng1 neoi5

(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

2 Written Forms

Meanings

  1. (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

Written Forms

還鄉女Traditional · Main Form
还乡女Alternate Form

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