獸醫

See also: 兽医 and 獣医

Chinese

		beast; quadruped	medical; medicine; doctor medical; medicine; doctor; to cure; to treat
trad. (獸醫)		獸	醫
simp. (兽医)		兽	医

Etymology

Attested earliest in Rites of Zhou .

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shòuyī

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˋ ㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sau³ ji¹
Min Nan (POJ): siù-i

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shòuyī
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄡˋ ㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shòuyi
  - Wade–Giles: shou⁴-i¹
  - Yale: shòu-yī
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: showi
  - Palladius: шоуи (šoui)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ i⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    壽衣／寿衣
    獸醫／兽医
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sau³ ji¹
  - Yale: sau yī
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sau³ ji¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: seo³ yi¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯³³ jiː⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siù-i
  - Tâi-lô: siù-i
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siuo'y
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiu²¹⁻⁵³ i⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ i³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiu²¹⁻⁵³ i⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiu¹¹⁻⁵³ i⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiu²¹⁻⁴¹ i⁴⁴/

Noun

獸醫

veterinarian; veterinary surgeon; vet
- 獸醫：掌療獸病，療獸瘍。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  兽医：掌疗兽病，疗兽疡。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Rites of Zhou, circa 3^rd century BCE
  Shòuyī: zhǎng liáo shòu bìng, liáo shòu yáng. [Pinyin]
  Veterinarians: they are in charge of treating animals' [simple] sicknesses and treating animals' ulcers / suppuratives.

Synonyms

(Xiang) 牛郎中

Derived terms

獸醫學／兽医学 (shòuyīxué)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
獸	醫
じゅう Jinmeiyō	い Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Noun

獸(じゅう)醫(い) • (jūi)

Kyūjitai form of 獣医: veterinarian

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