鱼医

魚醫
yúyī
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 fish doctor
  2. 2 cleaner fish (esp. cleaner wrasse)
  3. 3 fish veterinarian

Examples

Qīngjiéyú bèi chēng wéi hǎiyáng zhōng de yúyī.
Cleaner fish are known as the doctors of the ocean.
Shuǐzúguǎn pìnqǐng le yī wèi zhuānyè yúyī.
The aquarium hired a professional fish veterinarian.

Tips

usage
Two senses: biologically, 鱼医 refers to cleaner fish (like the bluestreak cleaner wrasse) that pick parasites off larger fish at 'cleaning stations'; in modern contexts it also means an actual aquaculture vet.

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