yamen
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of yamen
1820–30; < Chinese yámen ( yá office + mén gate)
Example Sentences
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Confucius complied; was conducted to the yamen, and went in, leaving his disciples outside.
From The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 by Kenneth Morris
At the ferry we meet the officer who first ordered the soldiers to take me in charge, and who now accompanies us back to the yamen.
From Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama by Thomas Stevens
It was market day in Santa, and the accustomed crowd gathered round me as I stood in the open square in front of the Sawbwa's yamen.
From An Australian in China Being the Narrative of a Quiet Journey Across China to Burma by George Ernest Morrison
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
"It is your duty," interposed his guest, "to proceed to-morrow morning to the mandarin's yamen, and tell your story to the county magistrate, so that a great wrong may not go unpunished."
From Chinese Folk-Lore Tales by J. (John) Macgowan
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