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

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

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

Derived terms

杏林春暖

Proper noun

杏林

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