yamen
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of yamen
1820–30; < Chinese yámen ( yá office + mén gate)
Example Sentences
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Then they both crossed the river and walked as fast as they could up to the yamen.
From Strange Stories from the Lodge of Leisures by Unknown
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)
We visited the Confucian Temple among the trees and the examination hall close by, and another yamen, and the Temple of the God of Riches.
From An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma by Morrison, George Ernest
As soon as the warders had admitted the waiting crowd outside, the soldiers, advancing at a run, quickly reached the yamen, and arrested the Prefect.
From Chinese Folk-Lore Tales by Macgowan, J. (John)
The sun was darkened when I went to the Prefect's yamen.
From An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma by Morrison, George Ernest
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