中醫
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See also: 中医
Chinese
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zung1 ji1
- (Taishan, Wiktionary): zuung1 yi1
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chûng-yî
- Eastern Min (BUC): dṳ̆ng-ĭ
- Southern Min
- Wu (Northern, Wugniu): 1tson-i1
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄧ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhongyi
- Wade–Giles: chung1-i1
- Yale: jūng-yī
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jongi
- Palladius: чжунъи (čžunʺi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ i⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zung1 ji1
- Yale: jūng yī
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzung1 ji1
- Guangdong Romanization: zung1 yi1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ jiː⁵⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: zuung1 yi1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sɵŋ³³ ji³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chûng-yî
- Hakka Romanization System: zungˊ iˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: zung1 yi1
- Sinological IPA: /t͡suŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ i²⁴/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chûng-yî
- Hakka Romanization System: zungˊ (r)iˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: zung1 yi1
- Sinological IPA: /t͡suŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ (j)i²⁴/
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: dṳ̆ng-ĭ
- Sinological IPA (key): /tyŋ⁵⁵ (Ø-)ŋi⁵⁵/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- Wu
Etymology 1
| China; Chinese | medical; medicine; doctor medical; medicine; doctor; to cure; to treat | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (中醫) | 中 | 醫 | |
| simp. (中医) | 中 | 医 | |
Attested as early as 1876 in 格致彙編; born out of the need to distinguish traditional Chinese medicine from Western medicine following the systematic introduction of Western medicine to China in the mid-19th century.
Noun
中醫
Synonyms
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “traditional Chinese medicine”): 西醫／西医 (xīyī)
- (antonym(s) of “doctor who practices traditional Chinese medicine”): 西醫／西医 (xīyī)
Derived terms
See also
References
- “Entry #766”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.
Etymology 2
middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark) |
medical; medicine; doctor medical; medicine; doctor; to cure; to treat | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (中醫) | 中 | 醫 | |
| simp. (中医) | 中 | 医 | |
Noun
中醫