yamen
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of yamen
1820–30; < Chinese yámen ( yá office + mén gate)
Example Sentences
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This sub-prefect was a man of a very covetous disposition and in all matters connected with the supplies of his yamen he forced the people to commute their obligations into cash payments.
From Wang the Ninth The Story of a Chinese Boy by Putnam Weale, B. L. (Bertram Lenox)
In order to make it easy for Shung whilst he was in prison, his mother had to spend large sums in bribing every one connected with the yamen.
From Chinese Folk-Lore Tales by Macgowan, J. (John)
The officer takes my passport to the yamen, and ere leaving the room, pantomimically advises me to go to sleep again.
From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama by Stevens, Thomas
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 Vay, P?ter
The officials are still abed when, in the early morning of the third day, we reach Sin-kiang, and repair to the yamen.
From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama by Stevens, Thomas
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