mandarin
noun
/mæn.dəˈɹɪn/
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- (historical) A high government bureaucrat of the Chinese Empire. [from 1580s]
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mandaryn
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Mandarin
noun
/mæn.dəˈɹɪn/
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/ˈmæn.d(ə).ɹɪn/
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/ˈmæn.də.ɹɪn/
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- Standard Mandarin, an official language of China and Taiwan, and one of four official languages in Singapore; Putonghua, Guoyu or Huayu.
- A branch of the Chinese languages, consisting of many dialects; Guanhua or Beifanghua.
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mandaryński
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mandarinate
noun
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- A political form of rule by mandarins.
- (figuratively) A type of government marked by excessive bureaucracy and Byzantine regulations.
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mandarynat
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