衙門 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

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MEANING OF 衙門

衙門 (衙门)

Definition government office in feudal China / yamen

Usage

中文释义旧时官吏办事的地方。比喻官僚机关。唐代宫殿的大门。

Characters 衙 yá 门 (門) mén

COMMON WORDS WITH 衙門
	清水衙門 ( 清水衙门 ) qīng shuǐ yá mén formerly, the Hanlin Academy / a government office free from corruption / the (official) post which makes no profit ( 清水衙门 )

	總理衙門 ( 总理衙门 ) zǒng lǐ yá men the Qing dynasty equivalent of the Foreign Office ( 总理衙门 )

	鐵打的衙門，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) / fig. government officials come and go ( 铁打的衙门，流水的官 )

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