杏林春暖
xìng​lín​chūn​nuǎn

warmth of the apricot grove in spring

  • created sense approved 杏林春暖 · xìng​lín​chūn​nuǎn · warmth of the apricot grove in spring — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    杏林春暖

    xìng​lín​chūn​nuǎn

    warmth of the apricot grove in spring

    benevolence of a physician; an expression of gratitude for a doctor's healing skills and virtue based on the legend of Dong Feng, who asked patients to plant apricot trees instead of paying fees

    杏林 (literal) → 杏林 · xìng​lín · medical circles 春 (literal) → 春 · chūn · spring 暖 (literal) → 暖 · nuǎn · warm

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