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 the Rites of Zhou.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shòuyī

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄡˋ ㄧ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sau³ ji¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siù-i

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• 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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• 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/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siù-i
    • Tâi-lô: siù-i
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siuo'y
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siu²¹⁻⁵³ i⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ i³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siu²¹⁻⁵³ i⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /siu¹¹⁻⁵³ i⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siu²¹⁻⁴¹ i⁴⁴/

Noun

獸醫

1. 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

• (Penang Hokkien) 禽獸的老君 / 禽兽的老君
• (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 Hyōgai
on'yomi

Noun

獸(じゅう)醫(い) • (jūi) 

1. Kyūjitai form of 獣医: veterinarian