tây y
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Western medicine
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Western medicine
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Meaning
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Sense 1
Noun
Western medicine Health, Diet & Medical Care
A system of medical practice that originated in Western countries and uses modern science.
vi Anh ấy đang điều trị bệnh bằng phương pháp tây y.
en He is undergoing treatment using modern medicine.
Parts
tây / y / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 西醫 …
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Parts
tây / y / Sino-Vietnamese; the character is 西醫 …
OriginSino-Vietnamese; the character is 西醫
Chinese characters
Source-aligned
Representative candidate
西醫
Candidates by syllable
tây
西
y
衣（醫 / 依 / 伊）
Bold marks the representative form aligned to a source as the spelling of the whole word. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. Source and confidence are shown in the heading above.
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khoai tây / phương tây / hành tây / sơn tây …
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khoai tây / phương tây / hành tây / sơn tây …