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proper noun
- The official language of the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China on Taiwan, and one of four official languages in Singapore.
Translations: - Dutch: Mandarijns
- French: mandarin
- German: Mandarin
- Italian: mandarino
- Spanish: mandarín , chino mandarín
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noun
- (historical) A government bureaucrat of the Chinese Empire.
- An important person; especially a secretive or elitist government bureaucrat.
- A mandarin duck.
Translations: - Dutch: mandarijn
- French: mandarin
- French, mandarin
(trans-mid)
- German: Mandarin
- Italian: mandarino
adjective
- Pertaining to mandarins.
- Deliberately superior or complex; esoteric, elaborate.
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