衙
门
y
á
m
e
n
Definitions
1. government office in feudal China
2. yamen
Components
衙
Yá
–
surname Ya
Related Words
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
tiě dǎ de yá men , liú shuǐ de guān
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lit. the yamen is strong as iron, the officials flow like water (idiom)