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杏林

xìng lín

2-character word

What 杏林 means

  1. forest of apricot trees
  2. (fig.) honorific term for fine doctor (cf Dr Dong Feng {董奉|Dǒng Fèng}, 3rd century AD, asked his patients to plant apricot trees instead of paying fees)

Other readings

杏林 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

The characters in 杏林

Words starting with 杏林

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