created sense approved 六扇门/六扇門 · liùshànmén · yamen; government departments — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
六扇门 / 六扇門
liùshànmén
yamen; government departments
A colloquial term for the six ministries ([[六部|六部|liu4 bu4]]) or their subordinate departments of imperial China, and by extension the government offices or yamen where they were housed (noted for having six doors at the entrance to show authority)
六 (literal) → 六 · liù · six 扇 (literal) → 扇 · shàn · [classifier] 门 (literal) → 门/門 · mén · door
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 六扇门/六扇門 · liùshànmén · special police force — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
六扇门 / 六扇門
liùshànmén
special police force
In martial arts fiction (wuxia), a secret or elite special police force working for the imperial government.
六 (literal) → 六 · liù · six 扇 (literal) → 扇 · shàn · [classifier] 门 (literal) → 门/門 · mén · door
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition