粵

衙ngaa4門mun2

simp衙门
ngaa4 mun2yá men

English

  1. yamen, government office in dynastic China
  2. an old naming of government institutes, or buildings of civil service

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 舊時對政府機構、或官吏辦公建築物嘅稱呼,又稱「牙門」

Examples

  • 鐵打衙門流水官

    The same old institute, with often substituting officers (lit. iron made government institute, running water officers)

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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