Mandarin or The Mandarin may refer to:

Language

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 Standard Chinese ()—in linguistics Standard Northern Mandarin or Standard Beijing Mandarin, in common speech simply Mandarin, better qualified as Standard Mandarin, Modern Standard Mandarin or Standard Mandarin Chinese—is a modern standa ...

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

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 ...

, Standard Chinese as spoken in Taiwan *

Mandarin (late imperial lingua franca) Mandarin () was the common spoken language of administration of the Chinese empire during the Ming and Qing dynasties. It arose as a practical measure, to circumvent the mutual unintelligibility of the varieties of Chinese spoken in different pa ...

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

Biological species

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 (fruit), orange, it is usually eaten plain or in fruit salads. Tangerines are a group of ...

(''Citrus reticulata''), a sweet, orange-like citrus fruit *

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 * Mandarin dogfish, two species of small shark in the genus ''Cirrhigaleus'' off East Asian coast * Mandarinfish (disambiguation), various fishes *

Mandarin vole The mandarin vole (''Lasiopodomys mandarinus'') is a species of vole found in central China as well as the southern and central Korean Peninsula. An adult mandarin vole is typically of about 115 millimeters in length, in addition to about 28&nbs ...

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

Spotted mandarin (disambiguation) Spotted mandarin may refer to: *'' Synchiropus picturatus'', a colorful fish used in the aquarium trade *''Prosartes maculata ''Prosartes maculata'' is a North American species of plants in the lily family with the common names yellow mandarin, ...

, various species

Arts, entertainment, and media

* '' The Miraculous Mandarin'', 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. 1 ...

, a supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe * Mandarin (SRMTHFG), a character in the animated TV series ''Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!'' * ''The Mandarin'' (website), an Australian online magazine * MTV Mandarin, 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'' (french: Les 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 Engli ...

'', 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 see ...

or cheongsam, a Chinese style of dress *

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 *

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 officia ...

, 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, a Hong Kong hotel * Mandarin Films, a film production company of Hong Kong * Mandarin Publishing, a publishing unit of Random House * Mandarin Restaurant, 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; it sometimes includes the eunuchs also involved in the gover ...

, 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", ...

* 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's 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 *

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 * 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