ANSWER: apricot (杏) grove (林)
The Sino-Korean word 행림 (杏林) is a poetic and interesting way to refer to "physicians," but it literally means "apricot (杏) grove or forest (林)." It comes from a story of a famous Chinese doctor who only asked that his patients pay him for his services by planting apricot trees. Patients treated for serious illnesses would plant five trees while those treated for minor illnesses would plant only one. You can read more about the doctor HERE.
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| From Dong-A's Prime Korean-English Dictonary |
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