医生鱼

醫生魚

yīshēngyú

noun

Measure Word

一条医生鱼 tiáo

Meanings

1 doctor fish (Garra rufa, used in fish spa pedicures)

Characters

Examples

温泉里的医生鱼会啃掉脚上的死皮。

Wēnquán lǐ de yīshēngyú huì kěn diào jiǎo shàng de sǐpí.

The doctor fish in the hot spring nibble off the dead skin on your feet.

让医生鱼做脚底护理有点痒。

Ràng yīshēngyú zuò jiǎodǐ hùlǐ yǒudiǎn yǎng.

Having doctor fish work on the soles of your feet is a little ticklish.

Tips

culture

Also called 土耳其温泉鱼 (Turkish spa fish). Garra rufa is native to West Asia; it became a tourist-spa fixture in the 2000s, and the Chinese name literally translates the English "doctor fish."

Stroke Order

医 yī

生 shēng

鱼 yú