衙门

衙门 [yá men]

1. ■ yamen, government office in feudal China:

衙门化的经营方法 run industrial and commercial undertakings like government organs;

衙门作风 bureaucratic style of work;

衙门八字开， 有理无钱莫进来。 Although the yamen gate is open wide you still can't go in if you don't have the money.