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Chinese
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 看護婦 (kangofu).
Pronunciation
Noun
看護婦
- (chiefly Taiwanese Hokkien) nurse
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
護士 (“nurse”)
| Variety
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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護士
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Beijing
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護士
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| Taiwan
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護士
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| Chifeng
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護士
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| Hulunbuir (Hailar)
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護士
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| Harbin
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護士
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| Shenyang
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護士
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| Malaysia
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護士
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| Singapore
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護士
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| Jilu Mandarin
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Tianjin
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護士
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| Tangshan
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護士
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| Cangzhou
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護士, 護理
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| Baoding
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護士, 看護
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| Shijiazhuang
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護士
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| Jinan
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護士
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| Jiaoliao Mandarin
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Qingdao
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護士
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| Central Plains Mandarin
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Wanrong
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護士
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| Zhengzhou
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護士
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| Xi'an
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護士
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| Xining
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護士
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| Xuzhou
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護士
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| Lanyin Mandarin
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Yinchuan
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護士
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| Lanzhou
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護士
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| Ürümqi
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護士
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| Southwestern Mandarin
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Chengdu
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護士, 看護
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| Chongqing
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護士
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| Wuhan
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護士, 看護
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| Guiyang
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護士
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| Kunming
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護士
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| Guilin
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護士
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| Liuzhou
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護士
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| Dagudi (Maliba)
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護士
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| Reshuitang (Longling)
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護士
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| Mae Salong (Lancang)
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護士
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| Mae Sai (Tengchong)
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護士
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| Jianghuai Mandarin
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Nanjing
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護士
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| Yangzhou
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護士
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| Nantong
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護士
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| Hefei
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護士
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| Cantonese
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Guangzhou
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護士, 姑娘
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| Hong Kong
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護士, 姑娘
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| Taishan
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護士, 看護
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| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)
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密司
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| Singapore (Guangfu)
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密司, 護士
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| Gan
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Nanchang
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護士
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| Pingxiang
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護士
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| Hakka
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Miaoli (N. Sixian)
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護士
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| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
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護士
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| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
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護士
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| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
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護士
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| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
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護士
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| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
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護士
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| Senai (Huiyang)
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密司
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| Huizhou
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Jixi
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護士
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| Shexian
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護士
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| Jin
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Taiyuan
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護士
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| Xinzhou
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護士
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| Linhe
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護士
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| Jining
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護士
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| Hohhot
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護士
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| Zhangjiakou
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護士
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| Handan
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護士
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| Northern Min
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Jian'ou
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護士, 看護士 dated, 看護 dated
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| Eastern Min
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Fuzhou
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醫生姐
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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護士
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| Quanzhou
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護士
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| Zhangzhou
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護士
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| Taipei
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護士
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| New Taipei (Sanxia)
|
護士
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| Kaohsiung
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看護婦, 護士
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| Yilan
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護士
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| Changhua (Lukang)
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護士
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| Taichung
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護士, 看護婦
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| Tainan
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看護婦, 護士
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| Hsinchu
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護士, 看護婦
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| Kinmen
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護士
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| Penghu (Magong)
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護士
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| Penang (Hokkien)
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密司
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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密司
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| Manila (Hokkien)
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看護, 護士
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| Johor Bahru (Teochew)
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密司
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| Singapore (Teochew)
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密司
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| Southern Pinghua
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Nanning (Tingzi)
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護士
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| Wu
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Shanghai
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護士, 看護 dated
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| Ningbo
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護士, 看護
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| Wenzhou
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看護 dated
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Japanese
Etymology
Compound of 看護 (“nursing”) + 婦 (“woman; female”).
Pronunciation
Noun
看護婦 • (kangofu)
- (medicine) female nurse
Usage notes
This term was used in 保健婦助産婦看護婦法 (Hoken-fu Josan-fu Kango-fu Hō, lit. Act on Public Health Nurses, Midwives and Nurses) enacted in 1948. This act provided that 看護婦 (kangofu) were nurses who were female. Men also can do women equivalent work and they were called 看護人 (kangonin, “male nurse, lit. nurse person”) in the act. 看護人 (kangonin) were applied on provisions relating to 看護婦 (kangofu).
In 1968, 看護人 (kangonin) was renamed to 看護士 (kangoshi). 看護婦 (kangofu) and 看護士 (kangoshi) were combined into 看護師 (kangoshi) with propose of genderlessness in 2002.
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