衙门

yá men

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1. government office in feudal China
2. yamen

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Words Containing 衙门

• 总理衙门 总理衙门 zǒng lǐ yá men: the Qing dynasty equivalent of the Foreign Office
• 铁打的衙门，流水的官 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)

Child Words of 衙门

• 衙 衙 yá: office
• 门 门 mén: gate