yamen

See also: yámen and yámén

English

Etymology

From Mandarin 衙門／衙门 (yámen).

Noun

yamen (plural yamens)

A residence of an official of the Chinese Empire.

Translations

a residence of an official of the Chinese Empire

Chinese:
Mandarin: 衙門 (zh), 衙门 (zh) (yámen), 官衙 (zh) (guānyá)
Japanese: 官衙 (ja) (かんが, kanga)

Korean: 관아 (ko) (gwana)
Russian: ямэ́нь m (jamɛ́nʹ)

Anagrams

Eyman, Maney, Mayen, Mayne, Meany, manye, meany, yeman

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