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Pu⋅tong⋅hua

  [poo-tuhng-hwah]
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–noun
the form of Chinese, based on the Beijing dialect of Mandarin, adopted as the official national language of China.
Also, p'u-t'ung hua.
Also called Kuo-yü.
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man·da·rin   (mān'də-rĭn)   
n.  

  1. A member of any of the nine ranks of high public officials in the Chinese Empire.

  2. A high government official or bureaucrat.

  3. A member of an elite group, especially a person having influence or high status in intellectual or cultural circles.

  4. Mandarin The official national standard spoken language of China, which is based on the principal dialect spoken in and around Beijing. Also called Guoyu, Putonghua.

  5. A mandarin orange.

adj.  

  1. Of, relating to, or resembling a mandarin.

  2. Marked by elaborate and refined language or literary style.


[From Spanish mandarín, from Portuguese mandarim, from Malay menteri, from Sanskrit mantrī, mantrin-, counselor, from mantraḥ, counsel; see men-1 in Indo-European roots.]
Pu·tong·hua also Pu tong hua   (pōō'tông'hwä', -wä', -tŏng'-)   
n.  See Mandarin.

[Chinese (Mandarin) pǔ tōnghuà : pǔ, general, widespread + tōng, through + huà, language.]
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