PUBLIC BUILDING 官府
BUILDING USED by OFFICIALS FOR WORK.
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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 ／
Hyponym
- COURT PUBLIC-BUILDING in which the RULER ACTS:conducts GOVERNMENT. See also LAWCOURT. (anc: 7/0, child: 0)
- PRISON PUBLIC BUILDING IN which CONVICTED GUILTY HUMANS ARE CONDEMNED to DWELL, AND which they are NOT PERMITTED TO LEAVE. (anc: 7/0, child: 0)
- GUEST HOUSE PUBLIC BUILDING FOR GUESTS. (anc: 7/0, child: 0)
- LAWCOURT PUBLIC BUILDING USED FOR the ADMINISTRATION of LITIGATION. (anc: 7/0, child: 0)
- PALACE BIG PUBLIC-BUILDING USED as a DWELLING by a RULER OR an ARISTOCRAT. (anc: 7/0, child: 0)
- HOSPITAL BUILDING PRODUCED OR USED FOR CURING HUMANS who have ILLNESSES. (anc: 7/0, child: 0)
- MONASTIC BUILDING PUBLIC BUILDING that is PART of a MONASTERY. (anc: 7/0, child: 0)
Hypernym
Words (11 items)
堂 táng OC: daaŋ MC: dɑŋ 4 Attributions
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 Attributions
The current general word for a public building or office is guān 官.
- Syntactic words
- noffice
府 fǔ OC: poʔ MC: pi̯o 2 Attributions
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
衙 yá OC: ŋraa MC: ŋɣɛ 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- nSANGUO: public office, Yamen
館 guàn OC: koons MC: kʷɑn 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- nXINTANGSHU: office
臺閣 tái gé OC: dɯɯ klaaɡ MC: dəi kɑk 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- NPpluralpublic offices, government buildings (DCD 8.799, no. 2)
寺 sì OC: sɢlɯs MC: zɨ 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- npublic building used as hostel for officials SANGUOZHI
庭 tíng OC: deeŋ MC: deŋ 0 Attributions
Tíng 庭 is a large ceremonial hall for official gatherings, typically larger than the táng 堂.
- 古辭辨 Gu ci bian
(
WANG FENGYANG 1993)
p.
001.1
- Syntactic words
- nSHI: large ceremonial hall, larger than táng堂 and always used for public proceedings
廨 xiè OC: krees MC: kɣɛ 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- nunder the Han, LUNHENG: commandery office building (used as official hostel also)
殿 diàn OC: dɯɯns MC: den 0 Attributions
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 Attributions
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