俘虜

俘虜

See also: 俘虏

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fúlǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄨˊ ㄌㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fu¹ lou⁵
• Min Nan (POJ): hû-ló͘ / hu-ló͘

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: fúlǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄨˊ ㄌㄨˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fwuluu
    • IPA ^(key): /fu³⁵ lu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: fu¹ lou⁵
    • Yale: fū lóuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fu¹ lou⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: fu¹ lou⁵
    • IPA ^(key): /fuː⁵⁵ lou̯¹³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hû-ló͘
    • Tâi-lô: hû-lóo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hulor
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hu²⁴⁻²² lɔ⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hu²⁴⁻²² lɔ⁵³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hu¹³⁻²² lɔ⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hu-ló͘
    • Tâi-lô: hu-lóo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hulor
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hu⁴⁴⁻³³ lɔ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hu⁴⁴⁻³³ lɔ⁵³/

Verb

俘虜

1. to capture the enemy; to take captive

Noun

俘虜

1. captive; prisoner of war

Etymology 2

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

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
俘	虜
ふ Hyōgaiji	りょ Grade: S
on’yomi

Noun

俘虜 (hiragana ふりょ, rōmaji 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)が俘 (ふ)虜 (りょ)になるとは、この上 (うえ)もない不 (ふ)名 (めい)誉 (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.