There is a saying that it is better to live before the yamen than after it.

Origin: There is a folk saying that "it is better to live in front of the temple, not behind it, but behind it." "Poor in front of the temple, lonely behind the temple, widowed behind the temple."

Ancient yamen in China

Pinyin: yáMn

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Entry: yamen

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Where officials used to work. "Biography of Song Shiliang in Northern Qi Dynasty": "Every day, the yamen is empty and there is no lawsuit." Ming Dynasty's "Ma Daily Copying Cards": "In orthodox times, the capital built a yamen, and its cards were written by Cheng Nanyun." Qing Li wrote in "The Jade Scratches the Head and Traits the Picture": "I just hope to invite some letters of introduction to the yamen." Lu Xun's Fan Ainong: "The characters in the yamen came in wearing cloth clothes, and they changed their fur robes in less than ten days, and the weather was not cold."

Metaphor is bureaucracy. Ba Jin's About Dragon, Tiger and Dog (I): "The government's yamen is not grand, there are not many officials, but it has authority." Zhang Shishan's Han Baoshan with Handle V: "Mom! Let's go! This yamen is not for ordinary people! "

The gate of the Tang dynasty palace. "Biography of Zhang Zhongfang in Old Tang Dynasty": "Hemen made Ma Xie open the door to preach, saying,' Zuo Sanqi was called to serve. "When Zhong Fang got off work, Yuan Zhi announced,' Zhong Fang can be Jing Zhaoyin.' Then the yamen called for war. "