barefoot doctor en · NOUN
Etymology
Derived from the practice of farmers in southern China working barefoot in rice paddies.
Meanings
- (historical) A farmer or rural resident with basic medical training who worked as a doctor in rural areas of the People's Republic of China from the mid-1960s until the 1980s, generally under a government-sponsored program.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| barefoot doctors | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (18)
vo nüdafutasanan (farmer with basic medical training) · pt médica de pés descalços (farmer with basic medical training) · cmn 赤腳醫生 /赤脚医生 (farmer with basic medical training) · sv barfotaläkare (farmer with basic medical training) · ro doctor desculț (farmer with basic medical training) · ru босоногий доктор (farmer with basic medical training) · es médica descalza (farmer with basic medical training) · bo སྨན་པ་རྐང་རྗེན་མ (farmer with basic medical training) · ro medic desculț (farmer with basic medical training) · no barfotlege (farmer with basic medical training) · de Barfußarzt (farmer with basic medical training) · de Barfußärztin (farmer with basic medical training) · bo སྨན་པ་རྐང་རྗེན (farmer with basic medical training) · es médico descalzo (farmer with basic medical training) · fi paljasjalkalääkäri (farmer with basic medical training) · fr médecin aux pieds nus (farmer with basic medical training) · pt médico de pés descalços (farmer with basic medical training) · eo nudpieda kuracisto (farmer with basic medical training)