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Definitions

  1. 1. office
  2. 2. yamen 衙門|衙门

Words Containing 衙

总理衙门
zǒng lǐ yá men

the Qing dynasty equivalent of the Foreign Office

衙署
yá shǔ

government office in feudal China

衙役
yá yì

bailiff of feudal yamen

衙内
yá nèi

child of an official

衙门
yá men

government office in feudal China

铁打的衙门,流水的官
tiě dǎ de yá men , liú shuǐ de guān

lit. the yamen is strong as iron, the officials flow like water (idiom)

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