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man·da·rin
 mandarin
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- pronunciation:
- maen
d
rihn
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a public official or bureaucrat, or a person of high rank or influence in imperial China.
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| definition 2: |
(cap.) the dialect spoken in Beijing, China, on which standard Chinese is based.
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| definition 3: |
a small, somewhat flattened citrus fruit, with a loose skin and flesh of yellow to reddish orange; mandarin orange.
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| definition 4: |
the tree that bears this fruit.
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| related words: |
bureaucrat, celestial |
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