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牙医yá yī
dentist
Definitions
Chinese > English | ||
牙医 | ||
1. Simplified form of 牙醫 | ||
牙醫 | yáyī | |
1. n. dentist | ||
English > Chinese | ||
dentist | ||
1. 牙科医生 | ||
Components | ||
牙 | yá | |
1. (anatomy) tooth | ||
拔牙 - to take out a tooth - | ||
我 牙 疼。 - I have a toothache. - | ||
2. (anatomy) ivory; tusk of elephant | ||
牙雕 - ivory sculpture - | ||
3. screw thread | ||
4. (literary, obsolete) to bite | ||
5. (obsolete) Alternative form of 衙 (government office; yamen) | ||
6. (obsolete) Alternative form of 芽 (to sprout) | ||
7. (Hong Kong Cantonese, Internet slang) (Prefix used in front of the surname or last character of someone’s given name to express familiarity or friendliness.) | ||
8. (historical) broker | ||
医 | yì | |
1. Simplified form of 醫 | ||
醫 | yī | |
1. medicinal; medicine | ||
2. doctor | ||
3. to cure; to treat | ||
冇得 醫 - untreatable | ||
4. (Sichuan) to punish | ||
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