mandarin
- Proper noun. Standard Mandarin, the official language of China and Taiwan, and one of four official languages in Singapore; Putonghua, Guoyu or Huayu.
- Proper noun. A branch of the Chinese languages, consisting of many dialects; Guanhua or Beifanghua.
- Noun. (historical) A high government bureaucrat of the Chinese Empire.
- Noun. A pedantic or elitist bureaucrat.
- Noun. A pedantic senior person of influence in academia or literary circles, often used pejoratively.
- Noun. A mandarin duck.
- Noun. (informal, British) A senior civil servant.
- Adjective. Pertaining to mandarins.
- Adjective. Deliberately superior or complex; esoteric, elaborate.
- Noun. A mandarin orange; a small, sweet citrus fruit.
- Noun. A mandarin orange tree.
- Noun. An orange colour.
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