杏林

Chinese

		apricot	woods; forest
trad. (杏林)		杏	林
simp. #(杏林)		杏	林
Literally: “apricot forest”.

Etymology

From the story of the famed physician Dong Feng [3^rd c. CE], who refused to accept payments from his patients, and instead asked patients successfully cured of ailments to plant apricot trees. A forest of apricot trees came to surround his home as a testament to his skill.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xìnglín

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hang⁶ lam⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xìnglín
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sìnglín
    • Wade–Giles: hsing⁴-lin²
    • Yale: syìng-lín
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinqlin
    • Palladius: синлинь (sinlinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵¹ lin³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hang⁶ lam⁴
    • Yale: hahng làhm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hang⁶ lam⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: heng⁶ lem⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐŋ²² lɐm²¹/

Noun

杏林

1. (literary, figurative, honorific) fine doctor; medical field

Derived terms

• 杏林春暖

 

See also

• 杏壇／杏坛 (xìngtán)

Proper noun

杏林

1. (～鎮) Xinglin Town (several townships in China)
2. (～鎮) Xinglin (a town in Fufeng, Baoji, Shaanxi, China)