yamen
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of yamen
1820–30; < Chinese yámen ( yá office + mén gate)
Example Sentences
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I had a long wait at the yamen gate while they were arranging where to send me, but by-and-by two yamen-runners came and conducted me to the City Temple.
From An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma by Morrison, George Ernest
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
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 Macgowan, J. (John)
Men-Ching had no relations who might carry the tale to the viceroy's yamen.
From Held by Chinese Brigands by Strang, Herbert
Even here, at the yamen of the prime minister of China, dirt and dilapidation were evident on every hand.
From Across Asia on a Bicycle by Allen, Thomas Gaskell
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