鸿胪寺

Traditional form:

鴻臚寺

Pinyin (reading):

hónglúsì

Definitions:

• (archaic) office in charge of ceremony and protocol

Characters:

• 鸿 - a species of wild swan; vast
• 胪 - to arrange, to display
• 寺 - court, office; temple, monastery

Traditional characters:

• 鴻 - a species of wild swan; vast
• 臚 - to arrange, to display
• 寺 - court, office; temple, monastery