总理衙门

Traditional form:

總理衙門

Pinyin (reading):

zǒnglǐyámen

Definitions:

• the Qing dynasty equivalent of the Foreign Office

Characters:

• 总 - to gather, to collect; overall, altogether
• 理 - science, reason, logic; to manage
• 衙 - public office; official residence
• 门 - gate, door, entrance, opening

Traditional characters:

• 總 - to gather, to collect; overall, altogether
• 理 - science, reason, logic; to manage
• 衙 - public office; official residence
• 門 - gate, door, entrance, opening