粵

西sai1醫ji1

simp西医
sai1 ji1xī yī

English

  1. Western medicine
  2. Western medicine (often in contrast to Chinese or other traditional medicine)
  3. a doctor trained in Western medicine
  4. doctor practicing Western medicine

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 西方起源嘅醫療學説同方法;同中醫相對
  2. 以西醫學問嚟醫人嘅醫生(量詞:位/個/名)

Examples

  • 西醫唔覺得睇跌打有用。

    The Western medicine does not believe in bone-setting. ----

  • 睇西醫唔得咪睇中醫囉。

    See a Chinese medicine doctor if the western one fails to cure (someone).

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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