衙 yá

public office; official residence

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DEFINITIONS

衙 yá
  • surname Ya
  • office
  • yamen 衙門|衙门

STROKES

WORDS

衙门 yá men government office in feudal China; yamen
总理衙门 zǒng lǐ yá men the Qing dynasty equivalent of the Foreign Office
總理衙門 zǒng lǐ yá men the Qing dynasty equivalent of the Foreign Office
衙内 yá nèi child of an official; palace bodyguard
衙內 yá nèi child of an official; palace bodyguard
衙役 yá yì bailiff of feudal yamen
衙署 yá shǔ government office in feudal China; yamen
衙門 yá men government office in feudal China; yamen
铁打的衙门，流水的官 tiě dǎ de yá men ， liú shuǐ de guān lit. the yamen is strong as iron, the officials flow like water (idiom); fig. government officials come and go
鐵打的衙門，流水的官 tiě dǎ de yá men ， liú shuǐ de guān lit. the yamen is strong as iron, the officials flow like water (idiom); fig. government officials come and go
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