杏壇

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Chinese

apricot altar
trad. (杏壇)
simp. (杏坛)
Literally: “apricot altar”.

Etymology

Confucius taught his students at "杏壇杏坛 (xìngtán)".

Pronunciation


Noun

杏壇

  1. educational circles; field of education

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