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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 7 (est.) · 詞
衙門 word · TOCFL 7 (est.)
衙門 ＝ 衙 ＋ 門
ㄧㄚˊ ˙ㄇㄣ · yámen
noun — a yamen; the office of a government official in imperial China

字源 FORM — what the parts do

衙a government office (官衙)yá
門gate; door (大門)men
衙門，官衙的衙，大門的門。
關 · Related
官府guānfǔanother word for the office of the state大門dàménthe same 門, on its own