yamen
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See also:
yámen
and
yámén
Contents
1
English
1.1
Alternative forms
1.2
Etymology
1.3
Pronunciation
1.4
Noun
1.4.1
Translations
1.5
Anagrams
English
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]
English
Wikipedia
has an article on:
yamen
Wikipedia
Alternative forms
[
edit
]
yamun
Etymology
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]
From
Mandarin
衙門
/
衙门
(
yámen
).
Pronunciation
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]
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ˈjɑːmən/
,
/jɑːˈmɛn/
,
/jɑːˈmʌn/
Noun
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]
yamen
(
plural
yamens
)
The interior of a typical yamen, showing the seat for the magistrate.
A
residence
of an official of the
Chinese
Empire.
yamen
runner
Translations
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]
a residence of an official of the Chinese Empire
Chinese:
Mandarin:
衙門
/
衙门
(zh)
(
yámen
)
,
官衙
(zh)
(
guānyá
)
French:
yamen
(fr)
m
Japanese:
官衙
(ja)
(
かんが, kanga
)
Korean:
관아
(ko)
(
gwana
)
Russian:
ямэ́нь
m
(
jamɛ́nʹ
)
Anagrams
[
edit
]
Eyman
,
Maney
,
Mayen
,
Mayne
,
Meany
,
manye
,
meany
,
yeman
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