Meaning of 班房
班房 means yamen guard room; office for yamen runners; (by extension) yamen runners; jail; lockup; prison (colloquial). Pronounced bān fáng.
- yamen guard room; office for yamen runners; (by extension) yamen runners
- jail; lockup; prison (colloquial)
Definitions & Examples
Zhī知
xiàn县
yī一
pāi拍
jīng惊
táng堂
mù木
，
hǎn喊
dào道
：
“
lái来
rén人
，
yā押
rù入
bān班
fáng房
！
”
The county magistrate slammed his gavel and shouted, 'Guards, take him to the guard room!'
Nà那
jǐ几
gè个
bān班
fáng房
zhèng正
yā押
zhe着
fàn犯
rén人
wǎng往
yá衙
men门
zǒu走
。
Those yamen runners were escorting the prisoner towards the yamen.