中醫
See also: 中医
Chinese edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
China; Chinese | medical; medicine; doctor medical; medicine; doctor; to cure; to treat | ||
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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 edit
中醫
Synonyms edit
Antonyms edit
- (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)
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References edit
- “Entry #766”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.
Etymology 2 edit
middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark) |
medical; medicine; doctor medical; medicine; doctor; to cure; to treat | ||
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trad. (中醫) | 中 | 醫 | |
simp. (中医) | 中 | 医 |
Noun edit
中醫