杏林 | [xìng lín, ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ, 杏 林] 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) #292,674 [Add to Longdo] |
杏树 | [xìng shù, ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄕㄨˋ, 杏 树 / 杏 樹] apricot tree [Add to Longdo] |
董奉 | [Dǒng Fèng, ㄉㄨㄥˇ ㄈㄥˋ, 董 奉] Dong Feng, doctor during Three Kingdoms period, famous for refusing fees and requesting that his patients plant apricot trees instead [Add to Longdo] |