Mandarin Chinese
Mandarin (; ) is a group of Chinese (Sinitic) dialects that are natively spoken across most of northern and southwestern China. The group includes the Beijing dialect, the basis of the phonology of Standard Chinese, the official language ...
, branch of Chinese originally spoken in northern parts of the country
** Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Mandarin, the official language of China
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Taiwanese Mandarin
Taiwanese Mandarin, ''Guoyu'' ( zh, s=, t=國語, p=Guóyǔ, l=National Language, first=t) or ''Huayu'' ( zh, s=, t=華語, p=Huáyǔ, first=t, l=Mandarin Language, labels=no) refers to Mandarin Chinese spoken in Taiwan. A large majority of the T ...
Mandarin orange
The mandarin orange (''Citrus reticulata''), also known as the mandarin or mandarine, is a small citrus tree fruit. Treated as a distinct species of orange, it is usually eaten plain or in fruit salads. Tangerines are a group of orange-colou ...
(''Citrus reticulata''), a sweet, orange-like citrus fruit
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Mandarin duck
The mandarin duck (''Aix galericulata'') is a perching duck species native to the East Palearctic. It is medium-sized, at long with a wingspan. It is closely related to the North American wood duck, the only other member of the genus ''Aix'' ...
(''Aix galericulata''), a perching duck species found in East Asia
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Mandarin dogfish
The mandarin dogfish (''Cirrhigaleus barbifer'') is a dogfish, a member of the family Squalidae in the order Squaliformes. It is found at depths of off southern Japan, Taiwan, and Indonesia (Bali and Lombok). Populations off Australia a ...
, two species of small shark in the genus ''Cirrhigaleus'' off East Asian coast
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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 ...
The Miraculous Mandarin
''The Miraculous Mandarin'' ( hu, A csodálatos mandarin, translit= ˈt͡ʃodaːlɒtoʃ}, ; german: Der wunderbare 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 ...
'', a one-act pantomime ballet composed by Béla Bartók
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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
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Mandarin (SRMTHFG)
(commonly known by its acronym, ''SRMTHFG'', or simply, ''Super Robot Monkey Team'') is an anime-influenced television series created by Ciro Nieli, one of the directors of ''Teen Titans'', and produced by Jetix Animation Concepts with animation ...
, a character in the animated TV series ''Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!''
* ''The Mandarin'' (website), an Australian online magazine
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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
* Mandarin gown or cheongsam, a Chinese style of dress
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Mandarin collar
A mandarin collar, standing 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 it as part of th ...
, a short shirt or jacket collar that is not folded from Qing era China
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Mandarin square
A mandarin square ( zh, t=補子, s=补子, hp=bŭzi, w=putzŭ; mnc, m=, v=sabirgi; vi, Bổ tử; Chữ Nho: 補子; ko, 흉배/胸背, hyungbae), also known as a rank badge, was a large embroidered badge sewn onto the surcoat of officials ...
, a badge worn by officials in Imperial China
Companies
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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 on ...
, a Hong Kong hotel
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Mandarin Films
Mandarin Films Distribution Co. Ltd or Mandarin Cinema (東方電影發行有限公司), formerly known as Mandarin Films Ltd. (東方電影出品有限公司), was a Hong Kong film production company and distributor. It was established in 1991 ...
, a film production company of Hong Kong
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Mandarin Publishing
Random House is an American book publisher and the largest general-interest paperback publisher in the world. The company has several independently managed subsidiaries around the world. It is part of Penguin Random House, which is owned by Germ ...
, a publishing unit of Random House
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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 Sout ...
, an all-you-can-eat Chinese-Canadian buffet chain in Ontario, Canada
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Mandarin Software
Europress was a British magazine and software publisher based in Adlington, near Macclesfield, Cheshire. Their magazine publishing business was previously known as Database Publications. The software division was renamed in 1999 to Actualize.
His ...
, a British software developer / publisher
Other uses
* Mandarin (bureaucrat), 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", w ...
* 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, ...
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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's a short drive south of Jacksonville ...
, a 19th-century community, since absorbed into the city limits of Jacksonville, United States
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Mandarin High School
Mandarin High School (MHS) is a public high school in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. It was established in 1990 and is part of the Duval County Public Schools district.
As of 2010, it is the second-largest high school in Duval County fol ...
, a high school in the southern part of Jacksonville, Florida, United States
* Mandarins Drum and Bugle Corps, a drum and bugle corps from Sacramento, California, 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, an ethical parable
See also
* ''
Mandarina
''Mandarina'' is a genus of air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Bradybaenidae.
''Mandarina'' have been traditionally placed within Camaenidae.Korean mandarin (disambiguation)
* Mandrin (disambiguation)
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