杏林 in English xing4 lin2 Meaning

Meanings

  • forest of apricot trees
  • (metaphorically) honorific term for fine doctor (cf Dr Dong Feng 董奉[Dong3 Feng4], 3rd century AD, asked his patients to plant apricot trees instead of paying fees)

Simplified Characters

杏 林

Traditional Characters

杏 林

Pinyin

xing4 lin2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

杏xing4apricot 林lin2surname Lin