liùshànmén
yamen; government departments
- yamen; government departments
- A colloquial term for the six ministries (六部 liùbù) 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)
- special police force
- In martial arts fiction (wuxia), a secret or elite special police force working for the imperial government.