杏壇

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Chinese

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apricot altar
trad. (杏壇)
simp. (杏坛)
Literally: “apricot altar”.
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Etymology

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Confucius taught his students at "杏壇杏坛 (xìngtán)".

Pronunciation

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Noun

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杏壇

  1. educational circles; field of education

See also

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Proper noun

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杏壇

  1. () Xingtan (a town in Shunde district, Foshan, Guangdong, China)