yamen
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of yamen
1820–30; < Chinese yámen ( yá office + mén gate)
Example Sentences
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Its main entrance is large and imposing, and the great gates suggest those of the yamen of some high official.
From Chinese Folk-Lore Tales by J. (John) Macgowan
The next day a young priest, with shaven head and dressed in the usual slate-coloured gown, appeared at the yamen of the Prefect to solicit subscriptions for the neighbouring monastery.
From Chinese Folk-Lore Tales by J. (John) Macgowan
No sooner was I seated at an inn than two messengers from the yamen called for my passport.
From An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma by George Ernest Morrison
We gather afterwards before the palace gates in a typical yamen, a choice specimen of Chinese domestic architecture, simple in conception, but elaborate in detail.
From Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod by P?ter Vay
There was great difficulty in inducing the yamen to take action, but at last the wife was arrested.
From An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma by George Ernest Morrison
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