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衙門 (ngaa4 mun4) — Chinese imperial court in pre-Republican times; government office, called in English historical records as the Yamen. in Cantonese

ngaaˎ₄衙munˎ₄門
简 衙门
Mandarin Pinyin: ya2 men2

Meaning of 衙門

nounChinese imperial court in pre-Republican times; government office, called in English historical records as the Yamen.

Characters in 衙門

衙ngaa4
yamen - government office in feudal China
門mun4
the key; turning point

Words Containing 衙門

總理衙門zung2 lei5 ngaa4 mun4
the Qing dynasty equivalent of the Foreign Office

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