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衙門
ngaa4 mun4 |
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Chinese imperial court in pre-Republican times; government office, called in English historical records as the Yamen. Level: 3 Google Frequency: 728,000 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:衙 ngaa4 - government office門 mun4 - gate, door; entrance 1 compounds containing this word:Common Formations:總理衙門 - the Qing dynasty equivalent of the Foreign Office |
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