Entry
杏林
Source
CC-CEDict 200217
Characters
杏 林
Miscellaneous
Traditional
杏林
Simplified
杏林
Pinyin
xing4 lin2
English
forest of apricot trees fig. honorific term for fine doctor (cf Dr Dong Feng 董奉, 3rd century AD, asked his patients to plant apricot trees instead of paying fees) Xinglin district of Xiamen city (renamed Haicang 海沧区 in 2003)
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