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yamen

/ˈjɑːmən/

/ˈjæmən/

yamensubstantiv

yamens

Pl.

/ˈjɑːmən/

/ˈjæmən/

Übersetzungen

The yamen was the administrative office in ancient China.

Ямынь был административным офисом в древнем Китае.

Definitionen

A government office or residence of a public official in imperial China.

The local magistrate held court in the yamen, where citizens came to resolve disputes.

The officials, staff, or administrative body working in a yamen.

He aspired to join the yamen and climb the bureaucratic ladder.

yamenadjektiv

/ˈjɑː.mən/

Used attributively in combinations such as "yamen runner", hence treated as an adjective in the dictionary.

Definitionen

Relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a yamen.

The yamen archives contained detailed records of land taxes.