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"Zongli Yamen" is a traditional abbreviation of the official name (), literally meaning "Office in Charge of Affairs Concerning All Nations”.The corresponding name in Manchu, the other official language of the Qing Empire, was "Geren gurun i baita be uherileme icihiyara yamun." () A common misconception is that the Zongli Yamen's name means the "Premier's Office". This arose because the term "zongli" (总理) is now used in Chinese to refer to the Premier or Prime Minister of a country. In fact, the name "Zongli Yamen" is an abbreviation of its full name, which makes it the "bona fide" office of foreign affairs. In contemporary English sources, it was also called the "Board of Ministers for Foreign Affairs"