(bound form) the imperial bureau of censors in ancient China; one of the three branches of the 御史台yùshǐtái responsible for monitoring and inspecting officials from the Tang to the Yuan dynasty
Censorate
(bound form) short for the 都察院dūcháyuàn, a high-level central monitoring organ during the Ming and Qing dynasties
examination hall
(literary) the examination hall used for the local civil service examinations known as the yuan examination
