Mandarin or The Mandarin may refer to:

Language

Mandarin Chinese Mandarin ( ; zh, s=, t=, p=Guānhuà, l=Mandarin (bureaucrat), officials' speech) is the largest branch of the Sinitic languages. Mandarin varieties are spoken by 70 percent of all Chinese speakers over a large geographical area that stretch ...

, branch of Chinese originally spoken in northern parts of the country **

Standard Chinese Standard Chinese ( zh, s=现代标准汉语, t=現代標準漢語, p=Xiàndài biāozhǔn hànyǔ, l=modern standard Han speech) is a modern standard form of Mandarin Chinese that was first codified during the republican era (1912–1949). ...

or Modern Standard Mandarin, the official language of China **

Taiwanese Mandarin Taiwanese Mandarin, frequently referred to as ''Guoyu'' () or ''Huayu'' (), is the variety of Mandarin Chinese spoken in Taiwan. A large majority of the Taiwanese population is fluent in Mandarin, though many also speak a variety of Min Chinese ...

, Standard Chinese as spoken in Taiwan *

Old Mandarin Old Mandarin or Early Mandarin was the speech of northern China during the Jurchen-ruled Jin dynasty (1115–1234), Jin dynasty and the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty (12th to 14th centuries). New genres of vernacular literature were based on this langu ...

or Early Mandarin was the speech of northern China during the Jurchen-ruled

Jin dynasty Jin may refer to: States Jìn 晉 * Jin (Chinese state) (晉國), major state of the Zhou dynasty, existing from the 11th century BC to 376 BC * Jin dynasty (266–420) (晉朝), also known as Liang Jin and Sima Jin * Jin (Later Tang precursor) ...

and the Mongol-led

Yuan dynasty The Yuan dynasty ( ; zh, c=元朝, p=Yuáncháo), officially the Great Yuan (; Mongolian language, Mongolian: , , literally 'Great Yuan State'), was a Mongol-led imperial dynasty of China and a successor state to the Mongol Empire after Div ...

(12th to 14th centuries). *

Mandarin (late imperial lingua franca) Mandarin ( zh, t=, s=官话, p=Guānhuà, l=official speech, first=t) was the common spoken language of administration of the Chinese empire during the Ming dynasty, Ming and Qing dynasty, Qing dynasties. It arose as a practical measure, due to th ...

, the spoken standard of the Ming and Qing dynasties of China

Biological species

Mandarin orange A mandarin orange (''Citrus reticulata''), often simply called mandarin, is a small, rounded citrus tree fruit. Treated as a distinct species of orange, it is usually eaten plain or in fruit salads. The mandarin is small and oblate, unlike the ...

(''Citrus reticulata''), a sweet, orange lookalike *

Mandarin duck The mandarin duck (''Aix galericulata'') is a perching duck species native to the East Palearctic. It is Sexual dimorphism, sexually dimorphic – the males are elaborately coloured, while the females have more subdued colours. It is a medium- ...

(''Aix galericulata''), a perching duck species found in East Asia * Mandarin dogfish, two species of small shark in the genus ''Cirrhigaleus'' off East Asian coast *

Mandarinfish (disambiguation) Mandarinfish or mandarin fish may refer to: Saltwater aquarium fish *'' Synchiropus splendidus'', also known as the mandarin goby and the mandarin dragonet, native to the Pacific Ocean * Picturesque dragonet or ''Synchiropus picturatus'', also know ...

, various fishes * Mandarin vole (''Lasiopodomys mandarinus''), a species of vole found in China and the Korean Peninsula *

Spotted mandarin (disambiguation) Spotted mandarin may refer to: *''Synchiropus picturatus The picturesque dragonet (''Synchiropus picturatus'') is a brightly colored member of the dragonet family native to the Indo-West Pacific: Philippines, eastern Indonesia and northwest Aus ...

, various species

Arts, entertainment, and media

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The Miraculous Mandarin ''The Miraculous Mandarin'' (, ; ) Op. 19, Sz. 73 (BB 82), is a one act pantomime ballet composed by Béla Bartók between 1918 and 1924, and based on the 1916 story by Melchior Lengyel. Premiered on 27 November 1926 conducted by Eugen Szenka ...

'', a one-act pantomime ballet composed by Béla Bartók *

Mandarin (character) The Mandarin is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He is the archenemy of Iron Man. The character was created by Stan Lee and designed by Don Heck, first appearing in ''Tales of Suspense'' #50 (Feb. 1964). ...

, a supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe ** Wenwu, a version of the Mandarin in the Marvel Cinematic Universe **

Trevor Slattery Trevor Slattery is a character portrayed by Ben Kingsley in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). An actor hired to portray the legendary terrorist leader of the Ten Rings dubbed " the Mandarin", he first appeared in the film ''Iron Man 3'' (201 ...

, a version of the Mandarin in the Marvel Cinematic Universe **

Aldrich Killian (Marvel Cinematic Universe) Aldrich Killian is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in ''Iron Man'' vol. 4 #1 (Jan. 2005) and was created by Warren Ellis and Adi Granov. Guy Pearce portrayed a retooled ve ...

, a version of the Mandarin in the Marvel Cinematic Universe *

Mandarin (SRMTHFG) The following is a list of characters in the anime-influenced television show ''Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!'', created by Ciro Nieli. The series follows five cyborg monkeys and the human boy Chiro, who awakens them and leads them in ...

, a character in the animated TV series ''Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!'' *

Mandarins Drum and Bugle Corps The Mandarins Drum and Bugle Corps is a World Class competitive drum and bugle corps. Based in Sacramento, California, the Mandarins is a member corps of Drum Corps International (DCI). Holders of eight DCI divisional championship titles, the M ...

, a drum and bugle corps from Sacramento, California, United States * ''The Mandarin'' (website), an Australian online magazine *

MTV Mandarin MTV Mandarin is a 24-hour music channel that airs Chinese and international music programs owned by Paramount Networks EMEAA. One of the first three MTV Asia channels along with MTV Asia and MTV India. MTV Mandarin has two different feeds (Taiwan ...

, a 24-hour music channel owned by MTV Networks Asia Pacific

Novels

* ''The Mandarin'' (novel), an 1880 novel by the Portuguese writer José Maria de Eça de Queirós * ''

The Mandarins ''The Mandarins'' () is a 1954 roman à clef by Simone de Beauvoir, for which she won the Prix Goncourt, awarded to the best and most imaginative prose work of the year, in 1954. ''The Mandarins'' was first published in English in 1956 (in a tra ...

'', 1954 novel by Simone de Beauvoir * ''Mandarin'' (Elegant novel), a 1983 novel by Robert Elegant * ''Mandarin'' (Havan novel), a 2008 novel by John Havan

Clothing

Mandarin gown ''Cheongsam'' (, ), also known as the ''qipao'' () and sometimes referred to as the mandarin gown, is a Chinese dress worn by women which takes inspiration from the , the ethnic clothing of the Manchu people. The cheongsam is most often seen ...

or cheongsam, a Chinese style of dress *

Mandarin collar A mandarin collar, standing collar, Nehru collar, band collar or choker collar is a short unfolded stand-up collar style on a shirt or jacket. The style derives its Western name from the mandarin bureaucrats in Qing-era China that employed i ...

, a short shirt or jacket collar that is not folded from Qing era China *

Mandarin square A mandarin square ( zh, t=補子), also known as a rank badge, was a large embroidered badge sewn onto the surcoat of Mandarin (bureaucrat), officials in History of China#Imperial China, Imperial China (decorating and ), Korea (decorating the ...

, a badge worn by officials in Imperial China

Companies

Mandarin Airlines Mandarin Airlines () is a Taiwanese regional airline based in Taipei, Taiwan whose parent company is China Airlines. The airline operates domestic and regional international flights, while its parent company focuses on international operations. ...

, a subsidiary of China Airlines * The Mandarin, former name of

Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong The Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong is a five-star hotel on Connaught Road Central in Central, Hong Kong, owned and managed by Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group. History Construction of the hotel on the site of the colonial Queen's Building o ...

, a Hong Kong hotel * Mandarin Films, a film production company of Hong Kong *

Mandarin Restaurant Mandarin Restaurant Franchise Corporation is a chain of all-you-can-eat Chinese-Canadian buffet restaurants. It was founded in 1979 and currently has its headquarters in Brampton, Ontario. The chain consists of licensed restaurants across Sou ...

, an all-you-can-eat Chinese-Canadian buffet chain in Ontario, Canada * Mandarin Software, a British software developer / publisher

Other uses

Mandarin (bureaucrat) A mandarin () was a bureaucrat scholar in the history of China, Korea and Vietnam. The term is generally applied to the officials appointed through the imperial examination system. History and use of the term The English term comes from ...

, a bureaucrat of Imperial China (the original meaning of the word) ** by extension, any senior government

bureaucrat A bureaucrat is a member of a bureaucracy and can compose the administration of any organization of any size, although the term usually connotes someone within an institution of government. The term ''bureaucrat'' derives from "bureaucracy", wh ...

* Mandarin cuisine, another name for

Beijing cuisine Beijing cuisine, also known as Jing cuisine, Mandarin cuisine and Peking cuisine and formerly as Beiping cuisine, is the local cuisine of Beijing, the national capital of China. Background As Beijing has been the capital of China for centuries ...

Mandarin (Jacksonville) Mandarin is a neighborhood located in the southernmost portion of Jacksonville, in Duval County, Florida, United States. It is located on the eastern banks of the St. Johns River, across from Orange Park. It is a short drive south of Jacksonvi ...

, a 19th-century community, since absorbed into the city limits of Jacksonville, United States ** Mandarin High School, a high school in the southern part of Jacksonville, Florida, United States * Mandarin porcelain, a wide range of porcelain that was made and decorated in China exclusively for export to Europe and later to North America *

Mandarin paradox The Mandarin paradox is an ethical parable used to illustrate the difficulty of fulfilling moral obligations when moral punishment is unlikely or impossible, leading to moral disengagement. It has been used to underscore the fragility of ethical ...

, an ethical parable