Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - mandarin
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(mandarins) 1. Journalists sometimes use mandarin to refer to someone who has an important job in the Civil Service. (BRIT) ...Foreign Office mandarins. N-COUNT: usu supp N 2. Mandarin is the official language of China. N-UNCOUNT 3. A mandarin or a mandarin orange is a small orange whose skin comes off easily. N-COUNT 4. A mandarin was, in former times, an important government official in China. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Portuguese mandarim, from Malay menteri, from Sanskrit mantrin counselor, from mantra counsel — more at mantra Date: 1589 1. a. a public official in the Chinese Empire of any of nine superior grades b. (1) a pedantic official (2) bureaucrat c. a person of position and influence often in intellectual or literary circles; especially an elder and often traditionalist or reactionary member of such a circle 2. capitalized a. a form of spoken Chinese used by the court and the official classes of the Empire b. the group of closely related Chinese dialects that are spoken in about four fifths of the country and have a standard variety centering about Beijing 3. Swedish ~ (apelsin) ~ (orange), ultimately from Portuguese mandarim ~; perhaps from the color of a ~'s robes a. a small spiny orange tree (Citrus reticulata) of southeastern Asia with yellow to reddish-orange loose-rinded fruits; also a tree (as the satsuma) developed in cultivation from the ~ by artificial selection or hybridization b. the fruit of a ~ • ~ic adjective • ~ism noun II. adjective Date: 1604 1. of, relating to, or typical of a ~ ~ graces 2. marked by polished ornate complexity of language ~ prose ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. n. 1 (Mandarin) the most widely spoken form of Chinese and the official language of China. 2 hist. a Chinese official in any of nine grades of the pre-Communist civil service. 3 a a party leader; a bureaucrat. b a powerful member of the establishment. 4 a a nodding Chinese figure, usu. of porcelain. b porcelain etc. decorated with Chinese figures in mandarin dress. Phrases and idioms mandarin collar a small close-fitting upright collar. mandarin duck a small Chinese duck, Aix galericulata, noted for its bright plumage. mandarin sleeve a wide loose sleeve. Derivatives mandarinate n. Etymology: Port. mandarim f. Malay f. Hindi mantri f. Skr. mantrin counsellor 2. n. (also mandarine) (in full mandarin orange) 1 a small flattish deep-coloured orange with a loose skin. 2 the tree, Citrus reticulata, yielding this. Also called TANGERINE. Etymology: F mandarine (perh. as MANDARIN(1), with ref. to the official's yellow robes) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. ист. мандарин (китайский чиновник) 2. (M.) мандаринское наречие китайского языка 3. фигурка с качающейся головой, изображающая мандарина 4. вышитый китайский халат с широкими рукавами 5. уст. женское вечернее пальто с широкими рукавами (также mandarin coat) 6. бот. мандарин (Citrus nobilis или deliciosa; также mandarin orange) 7. оранжевый цвет ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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I noun 1) hist. мандарин (китайский чиновник) 2) (Mandarin) obs. мандаринское наречие китайского языка 3) iron. косный, отсталый руководитель II noun 1) мандарин (плод) 2) оранжевый цвет ...Англо-русский словарь
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- 1589, via Port. mandarim or Du. mandorijn from Malay mantri, from Hindi mantri "councilor, minister of state," from Skt. mantri, nom. of mantrin- "advisor," from mantra "counsel." Used generically for the several grades of Chinese officials; sense of "chief dialect of Chinese" (spoken by officials and educated people) is from 1604. Use for oranges is from color of robes worn by mandarins. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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