PHYSICIAN    醫生

SPECIALIST OR OFFICIAL WORKING to CURE ILLNESSES.
DOCTORDOCTOR OF MEDICINEMDMEDICAL PRACTITIONERGENERAL PRACTITIONERGPCLINICIANFAMILY DOCTORSPECIALISTCONSULTANTINFORMAL DOCQUACKMEDICMEDICOINTERNRESIDENTINFORMAL DATED SAWBONES
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The general standard word for a doctor is yī 醫. 2. Wū 巫 refers to a shaman among whose typical capabilities is that of treating illnesses, often but not exclusively by supernatural or magical means.
Modern Chinese Criteria
醫生 醫師 醫 大夫 郎中 醫官 先生 白衣戰士 國醫 中醫 良醫 賢醫 名醫 神醫 太醫 御醫 rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH /
See also
  • DRUGSUBSTANCE USED FOR CURING OR PREVENTING DISEASES.
  • DOCTORSBIOGRAPHIES: MALES specialising in medical practice.
Hypernym
  • SPECIALIST WORKER who is BELIEVED to have OBTAINED EXCELLENT ABILITIES FOR CERTAIN TASKS. (anc: 10/0, child: 1)
  • SCHOLAR GENTLEMAN whose WORK IS STUDY. (anc: 9/0, child: 3)
  • GENTLEMAN ADULT who is EDUCATED AND ABLE to BECOME an OFFICIAL. (anc: 8/0, child: 2)
  • Novyj objasnitel'nyj Slovar' Sinonimov Russkogo Jazyka ( APRESJAN 2004) p. 149

  • Lateinische Synonyme und Etymologien ( DOEDERLEIN 1840) p.

  • Verzeichnis und Motivindex der Han-Darstellungen ( FINSTERBUSCH 2000) p. 717

    Akupunktur:

    Acupuncturists are occasionally depicted on Han reliefs. Two examples.

  • Anthologia sive Florilegium rerum et materiarum selectarum ( LANGIUS 1631) p.

    MEDICINA

  • 論衡同義詞研究 ( LUNHENG TONGYI 2004) p.

  • "Sachwoerterbuch zum Alten China" ( UNGER SACH) p.

    AERZTE

    MEDIZIN

  • 中國文化背景八千詞 Zhongguo wenhua beijing ba qian ci ( WU SANXING 2008) p. 91ff

  • Democritus Ridens ( WEBER 1857) p. 11.44

  • Words (9 items)

      yī OC: qɯ MC: ʔɨ 51 Attributions

    The general standard word for a doctor is yī 醫.

      Word relations
    • Ant: 良/EXCELLENT The standard current general word for anything or anyone who naturally meets certain generally accepted high standards of excellence is liáng 良 (ant. liè 劣 "inferior").
    • Epithet: 良/EXCELLENT The standard current general word for anything or anyone who naturally meets certain generally accepted high standards of excellence is liáng 良 (ant. liè 劣 "inferior").
    • Epithet: 賢/TALENT Xián 賢 (ant. bù xiào 不肖 "untalented") often refers to realised talents, and typically includes the nuance of moral worthiness in addition to practical and intellectual talents.
    • Assoc: 巫/SHAMAN The general word for a shaman is wū 巫, and although this word was perceived to refer specifically to female shamans.

      Syntactic words
    • n+NprtitleDr Npr
    • nabactmedical practice, medicine wéi yī 為翳practice medicine
    • nagentmedically specialised shaman; medical doctor8
    • npost=Nprphysician, Dr. 秦醫
    良醫  liáng yī OC: ɡ-raŋ qɯ MC: li̯ɐŋ ʔɨ 9 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPnonreferentiala good doctor
    巫醫  wū yī OC: ma qɯ MC: mi̯o ʔɨ 3 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NP{N1=N2}nonreferentialshaman-physicians
    醫師  yī shī OC: qɯ sril MC: ʔɨ ʂi 2 Attributions
      Syntactic words
    • NPphysician
      wū OC: ma MC: mi̯o 2 Attributions

    Wū 巫 refers to a shaman among whose typical capabilities is that of treating illnesses, often but not exclusively by supernatural or magical means.

      Syntactic words
    • nshaman in function as physician
    拙醫  zhuō yī OC: kljod qɯ MC: tɕiɛt ʔɨ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPnonreferentialinept physician
    醫者  yī zhě OC: qɯ kljaʔ MC: ʔɨ tɕɣɛ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPnonreferentialphysicial in general
    牛醫  niú yī MC: ngjuw 'i OC: ŋɯ qɯ 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPagenta physician for cowsCS
    醫人  yī rén OC: qɯ njin MC: ʔɨ ȵin 1 Attribution
      Syntactic words
    • NPindefinitea physician