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English

  1. Xinglin District of Xiamen city (renamed Haicang 海滄區|海沧区[Hai3 cang1 Qu1] in 2003)
  2. forest of apricot trees
  3. (fig.) honorific term for fine doctor (cf Dr Dong Feng 董奉[Dong3 Feng4], 3rd century AD, asked his patients to plant apricot trees instead of paying fees)
  4. figuratively: healthcare sector; literally: apricot forest

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 比喻醫學界

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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