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jmdict 1155010 Active (id: 2307020)
杏林 [news2,nf33]
きょうりん [news2,nf33]
1. [n]
▶ apricot grove
2. [n] [poet]
《from the story of Dong Feng, a Chinese doctor who made patients plant apricot trees in lieu of payment》
▶ doctor



History:
4. A 2024-07-21 11:26:16  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
3. A* 2024-07-21 07:03:44  Syed Raza <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dong_Feng_(physician)

杏林 18,193
  Comments:
All the kokugos explain the etymology.
  Diff:
@@ -20,0 +21 @@
+<s_inf>from the story of Dong Feng, a Chinese doctor who made patients plant apricot trees in lieu of payment</s_inf>
2. A 2024-07-20 07:09:06  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
1. A* 2024-07-20 05:59:54  Alan Cheng <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
koj, daijs, etc
  Diff:
@@ -17,0 +18,5 @@
+<sense>
+<pos>&n;</pos>
+<misc>&poet;</misc>
+<gloss>doctor</gloss>
+</sense>

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