01 n. A Chinese public officer or nobleman; a civil or military official in China and Annam.
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A Chinese public officer or nobleman; a civil or military official in China and Annam.
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A powerful government official or bureaucrat, especially one who is pedantic and has a strong sense of his own importance and privelege.
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A member of an influential, powerful or elite group, espcially within artistic or intellectual circles; -- used especially of elder members who are traditionalist or conservative about their specialties.
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The form of the Chinese language spoken by members of the Chinese Imperial Court an officials of the empire.
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Any of several closely related dialects of the Chinese language spoken by a mojority of the population of China, the standard variety of which is spoken in the region around Beijing.
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A small flattish reddish-orange loose-skinned orange, with an easily separable rind. It is thought to be of Chinese origin, and is counted a distinct species (Citrus reticulata formerly Citrus nobilis); called also mandarin orange and tangerine.(Bot.) Also: mandarin orange, tangerine
Phrases & compounds
Mandarin language —
the spoken or colloquial language of educated people in China.
Mandarin yellow —
an artificial aniline dyestuff used for coloring silk and wool, and regarded as a complex derivative of quinoline.