yamen
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of yamen
1820–30; < Chinese yámen ( yá office + mén gate)
Example Sentences
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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
At the yamen of the Brigadier-General in Chaotong, the entrance is guarded by the customary stone images of mythical shape and grotesque features.
From An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma by George Ernest Morrison
At last, however, as they stood reading a public notice posted at the entrance of the town-hall or yamen, a bystander asked them who they were.
From A Chinese Wonder Book by Li Chu-T'ang
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 George Ernest Morrison
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
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