captive, barbarian, low epithet for the enemy
虜 centers on a person taken by force and treated as lesser: a captive or prisoner of war. The extended senses of 'barbarian' and 'low epithet for the enemy' reflect the dehumanizing view of such captives.
虜 combines 虍 (tiger) with 男 (man), originally depicting a man captured like prey by a tiger. This gave the core meaning of a captive taken in battle.
A tiger (虍) has seized a man (男) and dragged him into its den. He is now a captive, treated as a lowly barbarian by his captors.
For リョ, imagine the captive man thinking of his home in Rio (リョ), a distant place he may never see again.
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
captive; prisoner
captive; prisoner (of war)
prisoner of war; captive
prisoner-of-war camp; POW camp
prisoner exchange
prisoner-of-war camp; POW camp
northern barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China
captive; prisoner
slave
prisoner (of war)