yámen门（門）
门（門）
common
Meaning of 衙门
衙门 means government office; yamen (in imperial China). Pronounced yá men.
- government office; yamen (in imperial China)
Definitions & Examples
Gǔ古
dài代
de的
xiàn县
yá衙
men门
lǐ里
cháng常
cháng常
jǐ挤
mǎn满
le了
gào告
zhuàng状
de的
rén人
。
The ancient county yamen was often packed with people filing lawsuits.
Tā他
gào告
dào到
yá衙
men门
qù去
le了
。
He took his case to the magistrate's office.
Zhè这
zuò座
yá衙
men门
jiàn建
yú于
Qīng清
cháo朝
Qián乾
lóng隆
nián年
jiān间
。
This government office was built during the Qianlong reign of the Qing Dynasty.