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總理衙門 (zung2 lei5 ngaa4 mun4) — the Qing dynasty equivalent of the Foreign Office in Cantonese

zungˊ²總leiˏ₅理ngaaˎ₄衙munˎ₄門
简 总理衙门
Mandarin Pinyin: zong3 li3 ya2 men5

Meaning of 總理衙門

nounthe Qing dynasty equivalent of the Foreign Office

Characters in 總理衙門

總zung2
anyway; after all; eventually
理lei5
put in order; tidy up; get into shape
衙ngaa4
yamen - government office in feudal China
門mun4
the key; turning point

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