杏林xìng línforest of apricot trees; (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)
杏花村xìng huā cūnvillage of blossoming apricot trees where one can find a wineshop (reference to the famous poem 清明 by 杜牧[Du4 Mu4])
紅杏出牆hóng xìng chū qiánglit. the red apricot tree leans over the garden wall (idiom); fig. a wife having an illicit lover