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From: MDBG CC-CEDICT Chinese-English Dictionary 漢英字典

 杏林 [ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ; xing4 lin2]
 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)
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From: Japanese-English Electronic Dictionary 和英電子辞書

 杏林
 きょうりん
 noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
 apricot grove
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