Chinese Traditional: 慰安婦
Chinese Simplified: 慰安妇
Pinyin: wei4 an1 fu4
Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄢ ㄈㄨˋ
English Meaning: comfort woman (women who were forced into sexual slavery by the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II)
German Meaning: Trostfrauen, Sexsklave zu Kriegszeiten
Classifier: (ge5) or (wei4) or (ming2) or (qun2)

Related Words:

 

wèi

1. to console, to comfort 2. to feel relieved

Here: to console, to comfort

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ān

1. security, safety, peace 2. to install, to fit 3. to be calm, to be at ease 4. to calm, to pacify 5. quiet 6. safe, secure 7. Anne (female name) 8. An (Chinese surname)

Here: to be calm, to be at ease, to pacify

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[formal] 1. woman 2. married woman 3. wife

Here: woman, wife

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