PUBLIC BUILDING  官府

BUILDING USED by OFFICIALS FOR WORK.
STRUCTURECONSTRUCTIONEDIFICEERECTIONPROPERTYPREMISESESTABLISHMENT
Hypernym
  • BUILDINGBIG ARTEFACT PRODUCED FOR HUMANS OR ANIMALS to DWELL in OR BE-IN, or MOVE ON.
    • ARTEFACTTHING PRODUCED by MAN.
      • THINGCONCRETE OBJECT.
        • OBJECT[NO HYPERNYM.] WHAT one CAN NAME:refer to....
Hyponym
  • COURT　PUBLIC-BUILDING in which the RULER ACTS:conducts GOVERNMENT. See also LAWCOURT.
    • PRISON　PUBLIC BUILDING IN which CONVICTED GUILTY HUMANS ARE CONDEMNED to DWELL, AND which they are NOT PERMITTED TO LEAVE.
      • GUEST HOUSE　PUBLIC BUILDING FOR GUESTS.
        • LAWCOURT　PUBLIC BUILDING USED FOR the ADMINISTRATION of LITIGATION.
          • PALACE　BIG PUBLIC-BUILDING USED as a DWELLING by a RULER OR an ARISTOCRAT.
            • HOSPITAL　BUILDING PRODUCED OR USED FOR CURING HUMANS who have ILLNESSES.
              • MONASTIC BUILDING　PUBLIC BUILDING that is PART of a MONASTERY.
                Old Chinese Criteria
                1. The current general word for a public building or office is guān 官.

                2. Táng 堂 is the old word which refers to a (typically elevated) ceremonial building for official use.

                3. Diàn 殿 is used from Warring States times onwards to refer to the táng 堂 of earlier times.

                4. Fǔ 府 is primarily a storehouse or archive, but the word is also used to refer to public offices using such archives.

                5. Shǔ 暑 is a bureaucratic term which became current in Han times and refers to parts of the bureaucratic system.

                6. Tíng 庭 is a large ceremonial hall for official gatherings, typically larger than the táng 堂.

                黄金貴：古漢語同義詞辨釋詞典
                HUANG JINGUI 2006

                ARCHITECTURE 8.

                宅，上古指經過選擇可以營築屋舍的宅基地，唐代起指在京朝臣的官宅。

                第，皇帝所賜的、有次第等級的官宅。

                府，官者居舍，偏指有官職人的私宅。

                邸，設在京師的接待外賓或諸郡王侯朝見時住宿的客居之所，引申指達官、王侯在外棲止的副宅。

                Modern Chinese Criteria
                官舍

                官府

                官廳

                官署

                官家

                官衙

                衙門

                衙署

                衙

                公廨

                官廨

                廨

                rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／

                  Words

                  堂  táng OC: daaŋ MC: dɑŋ 4 AttributionsWD

                  Táng 堂 is the old word which refers to a (typically elevated) ceremonial building for official use.

                    Syntactic words
                  • ndown to Warring states times: main ceremonial hall with a large gate that is open to the outside
                  官  guān OC: koon MC: kʷɑn 3 AttributionsWD

                  The current general word for a public building or office is guān 官.

                    Syntactic words
                  • noffice
                  府  fǔ OC: poʔ MC: pi̯o 2 AttributionsWD

                  Fǔ 府 is primarily a storehouse or archive, but the word is also used to refer to public offices using such archives.

                    Syntactic words
                  • ntreasury; bureau; archive
                  寺  sì OC: sɢlɯs MC: zɨ 0 AttributionsWD
                    Syntactic words
                  • npublic building used as hostel for officials SANGUOZHI
                  庭  tíng OC: deeŋ MC: deŋ 0 AttributionsWD

                  Tíng 庭 is a large ceremonial hall for official gatherings, typically larger than the táng 堂.

                    Syntactic words
                  • nSHI: large ceremonial hall, larger than táng堂 and always used for public proceedings
                  廨  xiè OC: krees MC: kɣɛ 0 AttributionsWD
                    Syntactic words
                  • nunder the Han, LUNHENG: commandery office building (used as official hostel also)
                  殿  diàn OC: dɯɯns MC: den 0 AttributionsWD

                  Diàn 殿 is used from Warring States times onwards to refer to the táng 堂 of earlier times.

                    Word relations
                  • Assoc: 宮/PALACE The standard word for a palace is gōng 宮, often expanded to wáng gōng 王宮 "royal palace". 2. Gōng diàn 宮殿 is generic.

                    Syntactic words
                  • nfrom Warring States times onwards: large ceremonial hall, replaces the word táng 堂 in Han times
                  署  shǔ OC: ɡljas MC: dʑi̯ɤ 0 AttributionsWD

                  Shǔ 暑 is a bureaucratic term which became current in Han times and refers to parts of the bureaucratic system.

                    Syntactic words
                  • nGY, HANSHU: office for the conduct of official state business
                  衙  yá OC: ŋraa MC: ŋɣɛ 0 AttributionsWD
                    Syntactic words
                  • nSANGUO: public office, Yamen
                  館  guàn OC: koons MC: kʷɑn 0 AttributionsWD
                    Syntactic words
                  • nXINTANGSHU: office
                  臺閣  tái gé OC: dɯɯ klaaɡ MC: dəi kɑk 0 AttributionsWD
                    Syntactic words
                  • NPpluralpublic offices, government buildings (DCD 8.799, no. 2)

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