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掖庭

yè tíng

2-character word

What 掖庭 means

1. Lateral Courts in the imperial palace (housing concubines and administrative offices)

The characters in 掖庭

• 掖yēto tuck (into a pocket); to hide; to conceal
• 庭tíngmain hall; front courtyard; law court

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