mandarin

noun

/ˈmændərɪn/

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[countable] a powerful official of high rank, especially in the civil service synonym bureaucrat
[countable] a government official of high rank in China in the past
Mandarin
[uncountable] the standard form of Chinese, which is the official language of China
(also mandarin orange)
[countable] a type of small orange with loose skin that comes off easilyTopics Foodc2

Word Originsenses 1 to 3 late 16th cent. (denoting a Chinese official): from Portuguese mandarim, via Malay from Hindi mantrī ‘counsellor’.sense 4 late 18th cent.: from French mandarine; perhaps related to mandarin ‘high-ranking Chinese official’, the colour of the fruit being similar to the official's yellow robes.

单词	mandarin
释义	mandarin noun /ˈmændərɪn/ /ˈmændərɪn/ jump to other results [countable] a powerful official of high rank, especially in the civil service synonym bureaucrat [countable] a government official of high rank in China in the past Mandarin [uncountable] the standard form of Chinese, which is the official language of China (also mandarin orange) [countable] a type of small orange with loose skin that comes off easilyTopics Foodc2 Word Originsenses 1 to 3 late 16th cent. (denoting a Chinese official): from Portuguese mandarim, via Malay from Hindi mantrī ‘counsellor’.sense 4 late 18th cent.: from French mandarine; perhaps related to mandarin ‘high-ranking Chinese official’, the colour of the fruit being similar to the official's yellow robes.
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