created sense approved 衙门/衙門 · yámen · government office — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
衙门 / 衙門
yámen
government office
(historical) a government office in dynastic China; a yamen
yámén
衙 (literal) → 衙 · yá · government office 门 (literal) → 门/門 · mén · door
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 衙门/衙門 · yámen · bureaucracy — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
衙门 / 衙門
yámen
bureaucracy
(metaphorical) a department or unit characterized by a serious bureaucratic or official style of work
yámén
衙 (literal) → 衙 · yá · government office 门 (literal) → 门/門 · mén · door
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 衙门/衙門 · yámen · palace gate — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
衙门 / 衙門
yámen
palace gate
(archaic) the gate to the front hall of the imperial palace during the Tang dynasty
yámén
衙 (literal) → 衙 · yá · government office 门 (literal) → 门/門 · mén · door
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition