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noun
1.
(in the Chinese Empire) a member of any of the nine ranks of public officials, each distinguished by a particular kind of button worn on the cap.
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(initial capital letter) the standard Chinese language.
3.
(initial capital letter) a northern Chinese dialect, especially as spoken in and around Beijing.
4.
a small, spiny citrus tree, Citrus reticulata, native to China, bearing lance-shaped leaves and flattish, orange-yellow to deep-orange loose-skinned fruit, some varieties of which are called tangerines.
5.
EXPANDany of several plants belonging to the genus Disporum or Streptopus, of the lily family, as S. roseus (rose mandarin) or D. lanuginosum (yellow mandarin), having drooping flowers and red berries.
adjective
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of or pertaining to a mandarin or mandarins.
9.
elegantly refined, as in language or taste.
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Mandarin
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Origin:
1580–90; < Portuguese mandarim, alteration (by association with mandar to order) of Malay məntəri < Hindi mantrī, Sanskrit mantrin councilor
1580–90; < Portuguese mandarim, alteration (by association with mandar to order) of Malay məntəri < Hindi mantrī, Sanskrit mantrin councilor
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- His characteristically coded speech had all the marks of the consummate mandarin.
- The styling of this jacket's body is trim and elegant, featuring princess seams as well as a mandarin collar.
- Phyllis had carried mandarin oranges as a treat to help the team's morale during the challenging parts of the climb.
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mandarin
"Chinese official," 1589, via Port. mandarim or Du. mandorijn from Malay mantri, from Hindi mantri "councilor, minister of state," from Skt. mantri, nom. of mantrin- "advisor," from mantra "counsel," from PIE base *men- "to think" (see mind). Form infl. in Port. by mandar "to
EXPANDcommand, order." Used generically for the several grades of Chinese officials; sense of "chief dialect of Chinese" (spoken by officials and educated people) is from 1604. The type of small, deep-colored orange so called from 1771, from resemblance of its color to that of robes worn by mandarins.
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