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yamen

/yah-muhn/US // ˈyɑ mən //UK // (ˈjɑːmɛn) //

衙门,衙内,衙署

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the residence or office of a public official.

Examples

  • Until recently Yamen had lived his entire life in Yarmouk, a Palestinian refugee camp on the outskirts of Damascus.

  • “When I was younger I wanted to learn Hebrew,” 23-year-old Palestinian named Yamen told me recently in Amman, Jordan.

  • In Yu-ping, therefore, loyalty wears a fully round face and about the yamen of Shan Tien men speak almost in set terms.

  • The official yamen, and the staff of dignitaries of various degrees, are here exactly what they are everywhere else.

  • Presently the door of the Yamen was opened by an attendant of the house, and Ling bidden to enter.

  • The yamen is but a short distance from the hospital so we climbed the hill to the compound.

  • On his return to the yamen, the Governor took his seat in the Hall of Justice, and had his prisoners questioned in the usual ways.