Hanjian
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In Chinese culture, the word hanjian (traditional Chinese: 漢奸; simplified Chinese: 汉奸; pinyin: Hànjiān; Wade–Giles: han-chien) is a pejorative term for a traitor to the Han Chinese state and, to a lesser extent, Han ethnicity. The word hanjian is distinct from the general word for traitor, which could be used for any country or ethnicity. As a Chinese term, it is a digraph of the Chinese characters for "Han" and "traitor". Han is the majority ethnic group in China; and Jian, in Chinese legal language, primarily referred to illicit sex. Implied by this term was a Han Chinese carrying on an illicit relationship with the enemy.[1] Hanjian is often worded as "collaborator" in the West.
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Traditional Chinese | 漢奸 | ||||||||||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 汉奸 | ||||||||||||||||
Literal meaning | Han traitor | ||||||||||||||||
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