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Branch of the Chinese language family
Mandarin (/ˈmændərɪn/ MAN-dər-in) is the largest branch of the Sinitic languages. Mandarin varieties are natively spoken by 70 percent of all Chinese speakers
Mandarin_Chinese
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Mandarin, mandarin, Mandarin Chinese, or mandarine in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Mandarin or The Mandarin may refer to: Mandarin Chinese
Mandarin
Small citrus fruit
A mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata), often simply called mandarin, is a small, rounded citrus tree fruit. Treated as a distinct species of orange, it
Mandarin_orange
Standard form of Mandarin Chinese
biāozhǔn hànyǔ), often colloquially called Mandarin Chinese, is the modern standardized form of Mandarin Chinese, largely based on the Beijing dialect
Standard_Chinese
Species of bird
The mandarin duck (Aix galericulata) is a perching duck species native to East and Northeast Asia. It is sexually dimorphic; the males are elaborately
Mandarin_duck
Hong Kong hotel investment and management group
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group International Limited is a multinational hospitality and management group focusing on luxury hotels, resorts, and residences
Mandarin_Oriental_Hotel_Group
Marvel Comics fictional 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
Mandarin_(character)
Historical term for bureaucrat scholars in China, Korea, and Vietnam
A mandarin (Chinese: 官; pinyin: guān) was a bureaucrat scholar in the history of China, Korea, and Vietnam. The term is generally applied to the officials
Mandarin_(bureaucrat)
Citrus fruit and plant
and easy-peeling citrus species, also known as the satsuma mandarin or Japanese mandarin. The Chinese name for the fruit is Wenzhou migan (温州蜜柑), which
Citrus_unshiu
Variety of Mandarin Chinese
Taiwanese Mandarin, natively referred to as Guoyu (Chinese: 國語; pinyin: Guóyǔ; Zhuyin Fuhao: ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄩˇ; lit. 'national language') or Huayu (Chinese: 華語;
Taiwanese_Mandarin
Primary branch of Mandarin Chinese
Southwestern Mandarin (Chinese: 西南官话; pinyin: Xīnán Guānhuà), also known as Upper Yangtze Mandarin (Chinese: 上江官话; pinyin: Shàngjiāng Guānhuà), is a Mandarin Chinese
Southwestern_Mandarin
Mandarin Chinese as spoken in Singapore
Singaporean Mandarin (simplified Chinese: 新加坡华语; traditional Chinese: 新加坡華語; pinyin: Xīnjiāpō Huáyǔ) is a variety of Mandarin Chinese spoken natively
Singaporean_Mandarin
Clothing of neck article
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
Mandarin_collar
Sino-Tibetan language
phonetic developments from Middle Chinese, of which the most spoken by far is Mandarin with 66%, or around 800 million speakers, followed by Min (75 million,
Chinese_language
Standard Chinese has historically derived from the Beijing dialect of Mandarin. However, pronunciation varies widely among speakers, who may introduce
Standard_Chinese_phonology
Romanization scheme for Standard Chinese
Braille for standard Mandarin, and Taiwanese Braille for Taiwanese Mandarin are phonetically based ... tone (generally omitted for Mandarin systems) Wang &
Pinyin
Neighborhood in Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Mandarin is a neighborhood located in the southernmost portion of Jacksonville, in Duval County, Florida, United States. It is located on the eastern banks
Mandarin_(Jacksonville)
Dialect of Mandarin
Jianghuai Mandarin (traditional Chinese: 江淮官話; simplified Chinese: 江淮官话; pinyin: Jiānghuái Guānhuà) is one of the most divergent and least mutually-intelligible
Jianghuai_Mandarin
Branch of Sino-Tibetan languages
population speaks a Sinitic language, of whom about three-quarters speak a Mandarin variety. Estimates of the number of global speakers of Sinitic branches
Sinitic_languages
British Chagossian politician
Government. Mandarin was born in Mauritius, the son of Michel Mandarin, a Chagossian who was forcibly removed from Île du Coin aged 14. Misley Mandarin served
Misley_Mandarin
Prestige variety of Yue Chinese
spoken variant of Yue Chinese and non-Mandarin Chinese language. Although Cantonese shares much vocabulary with Mandarin and other varieties of Chinese, these
Cantonese
Ethical parable by Chateaubriand
The Mandarin paradox is an ethical parable used to illustrate the difficulty of fulfilling moral obligations when moral punishment is unlikely or impossible
Mandarin_paradox
Profanity used within the Mandarin Chinese language
Profanity in Mandarin Chinese most commonly involves sexual references and scorn of the target's ancestors, especially their mother. Other Mandarin insults
Mandarin_Chinese_profanity
Topics referred to by the same term
Beijing Mandarin may refer to: Beijing dialect, of Mandarin Chinese Beijing Mandarin (division of Mandarin), the branch of Mandarin that includes the
Beijing_Mandarin
Topics referred to by the same term
Korean mandarin may refer to either: The yangban, Korean scholar-bureaucrats Crested shelduck, the Korean relative of the mandarin duck Gamgyul, a type
Korean_mandarin
Regional airline of Taiwan
Mandarin Airlines (traditional Chinese: 華信航空; simplified Chinese: 华信航空; pinyin: Huáxìn Hángkōng) is a Taiwanese regional airline based in Taipei, Taiwan
Mandarin_Airlines
Dialect of Mandarin Chinese spoken in Hebei and Shandong
Jilu or Ji–Lu Mandarin, formerly known as Beifang Mandarin "Northern Mandarin", is a dialect of Mandarin Chinese spoken in the Chinese provinces of Hebei
Jilu_Mandarin
Branch of Mandarin Chinese in northwest China
Lan–Yin Mandarin (Lanyin) (simplified Chinese: 兰银官话; traditional Chinese: 蘭銀官話; pinyin: Lán–Yín Guānhuà) is a branch of Mandarin Chinese traditionally
Lanyin_Mandarin
Canadian all-you-can-eat buffet chain
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
Mandarin_Restaurant
Pantomime ballet by Béla Bartók
The Miraculous Mandarin (Hungarian: A csodálatos mandarin, pronounced [ˈɒ ˈt͡ʃodaːlɒtoʃ ˈmɒndɒrin]; German: Der wunderbare Mandarin) Op. 19, Sz. 73 (BB
The_Miraculous_Mandarin
Dialect of Mandarin Chinese
Jiao–Liao Mandarin (simplified Chinese: 胶辽官话; traditional Chinese: 膠遼官話; pinyin: Jiāo–Liáo Guānhuà), sometimes referred to as Peninsular Mandarin, is a primary
Jiaoliao_Mandarin
Mandarin dialects spoken around Beijing, China
dialectology, Beijing Mandarin (simplified Chinese: 北京官话; traditional Chinese: 北京官話; pinyin: Běijīng Guānhuà) refers to a major branch of Mandarin Chinese recognized
Beijing Mandarin (division of Mandarin)
Beijing_Mandarin_(division_of_Mandarin)
Semisyllabary used to transcribe Chinese
teaching Mandarin pronunciation in Taiwan. It consists of 37 characters and five tone marks, which together can transcribe all possible sounds in Mandarin Chinese
Bopomofo
1954 novel by Simone de Beauvoir
The Mandarins (French: Les Mandarins) is a 1954 roman à clef by Simone de Beauvoir, for which she won that year's Prix Goncourt, awarded annually to the
The_Mandarins
Topics referred to by the same term
Mandarin may refer to: Jianghuai Mandarin Southwestern Mandarin This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Southern Mandarin.
Southern_Mandarin
Large badge sewn onto the surcoat of an official
A mandarin square (Chinese: 補子), also known as a rank badge, was a large embroidered badge sewn onto the surcoat of officials in Imperial China (decorating
Mandarin_square
Character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
to portray the legendary terrorist leader of the Ten Rings dubbed "the Mandarin", he first appeared in the film Iron Man 3 (2013) and reprised the role
Trevor_Slattery
The official languages of Singapore are English, Mandarin Chinese, Malay and Tamil, with the lingua franca between Singaporeans being English, the de facto
Languages_of_Singapore
Variety of Mandarin, spoken in Northeast China
Northeastern Mandarin (simplified Chinese: 东北话; traditional Chinese: 東北話; pinyin: Dōngběihuà; lit. 'Northeast speech' or 东北官话; 東北官話; Dōngběiguānhuà; 'Northeast
Northeastern_Mandarin
Form of Chinese spoken in northern China between the 12th and 14th centuries
Old Mandarin or Early Mandarin was the speech of northern China during the Jurchen-ruled Jin dynasty and the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty (12th to 14th centuries)
Old_Mandarin
Japanese professional baseball team
The Ehime Mandarin Pirates (愛媛マンダリンパイレーツ, Ehime Mandarin Pairētsu) are a professional baseball team in the Shikoku Island League Plus of Japan. Established
Ehime_Mandarin_Pirates
Campaign in Singapore to make Mandarin the native language of Chinese Singaporeans
The Speak Mandarin Campaign (SMC; traditional Chinese: 講華語運動; simplified Chinese: 讲华语运动; pinyin: Jiǎng Huáyǔ Yùndòng) is an initiative by the Government
Speak_Mandarin_Campaign
Colloquial Mandarin Chinese in Malaysia
Malaysian Mandarin (simplified Chinese: 马来西亚华语; traditional Chinese: 馬來西亞華語; pinyin: Mǎláixīyà Huáyǔ) is a variety of the Chinese language spoken in Malaysia
Malaysian_Mandarin
Ministry of Education Mandarin Chinese Dictionary (《教育部國語辭典》) refers to official dictionaries of Mandarin, specifically Taiwanese Mandarin, issued and edited
Ministry of Education Mandarin Chinese Dictionary
Ministry_of_Education_Mandarin_Chinese_Dictionary
Species of fish
Synchiropus splendidus, the mandarinfish or mandarin dragonet, is a small, brightly colored member of the dragonet family, which is popular in the saltwater
Synchiropus_splendidus
Mandarin popular music
‹See RfD› Mandopop or mandapop refers to popular music sung in Standard Mandarin, primarily songs from Mainland China and Taiwan. The genre originated from
Mandopop
Fitted dress in Chinese culture
Chinese: 長衫; pinyin: chángshān; lit. 'long shirt') or referred to as the mandarin gown, is a Chinese dress worn by women which takes inspiration from the
Qipao
Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand
Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok is a five-star hotel in Bangkok owned in part and managed by Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group. Located on the Chao Phraya River
Mandarin_Oriental,_Bangkok
Species of fruit and plant
Citrus reticulata × medica, sometimes called the mandarin lime or lemandarin, is a hybrid between the mandarin orange and the citron. It is a citrus fruit
Rangpur_lime
Hotel in Miami, Florida, United States
in 2030. Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London Mandarin Oriental,
Mandarin_Oriental,_Miami
Austronesian and Sino-Tibetan languages
languages into Taiwan. These languages include Taiwanese Hokkien, Hakka, and Mandarin, which have become the major languages spoken in present-day Taiwan. Formosan
Languages_of_Taiwan
Fruit varieties
Mandarin oranges are cultivated in many varieties. These include both the original wild mandarins and many hybrid varieties with other Citrus species
Mandarin_orange_varieties
Celebrity duck in New York City's Central Park
The Central Park mandarin duck, also known as Mandarin Patinkin or the Hot Duck, is a male mandarin duck seen at the Pond in New York City's Central Park
Central_Park_mandarin_duck
Species of amphibian
Tylototriton shanjing, the emperor newt, Mandarin newt, or Mandarin salamander, is a highly toxic newt native to Yunnan and parts of South China. It is
Tylototriton_shanjing
Variety of fruit
Pixie mandarin, also called Pixie tangerine, is a variety of mandarin that is late ripening and seedless. Pixie was developed by Howard Brett Frost at
Pixie_mandarin
Romanization system for Mandarin Chinese
Yale romanization of Mandarin is a system for transcribing the sounds of Standard Chinese, based on the Beijing dialect of Mandarin. It was devised in 1943
Yale_romanization_of_Mandarin
1918 Austria-Hungary film
Der Mandarin (English: The Mandarin) is a 1918 Austrian silent drama film directed by Fritz Freisler. It is an adaptation of the stage play of the same
Der_Mandarin
Chinese Mandarin Chinese Beijing Mandarin Standard Chinese Singaporean Mandarin Malaysian Mandarin Taiwanese Mandarin Northeastern Mandarin Jilu Mandarin Jiaoliao
Languages_of_China
China. The varieties are typically classified into ten primary groups: Mandarin, Jin, Wu, Hui, Min, Xiang, Gan, Hakka, Yue, and Pinghua though some varieties
Varieties_of_Chinese
Early 20th century Chinese literary genre
The Mandarin Ducks and Butterflies school (Chinese: 鴛鴦蝴蝶派; pinyin: yuānyāng húdié pài), also called Butterflies fiction, was a popular genre of Chinese
Mandarin Ducks and Butterflies
Mandarin_Ducks_and_Butterflies
Hotel in Central, 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
Mandarin_Oriental,_Hong_Kong
Species of fish
aquarium trade, where it is also called the spotted mandarin, psychedelic mandarin or target mandarin. The picturesque dragonet may grow to 7 cm (2.8 in)
Picturesque_dragonet
Variety of citrus fruit
Tangerine, Mini Mandarin and Kishu Mandarin. It is sold under the brand name "Cherry Orange" in Europe. It is shaped like a mandarin, between 25 and 50 mm
Kishu_mikan
Species of ray-finned fish
The golden mandarin fish (Siniperca scherzeri), also known as the leopard mandarin fish, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, an Asian perch from
Golden_mandarin_fish
Asian music television channel
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
MTV_Mandarin
see also varieties of Chinese. Proportions of first-language speakers Mandarin (65.7%) Min (6.20%) Wu (6.10%) Yue (5.60%) Jin (5.20%) Gan (3.90%) Hakka
List_of_varieties_of_Chinese
Orange-colored citrus fruit
fruit that is orange in colour, that is considered either a variety of the mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata), or a closely related species, under the name
Tangerine
1936 film by Ralph Staub
The Mandarin Mystery is a 1936 American mystery crime film directed by Ralph Staub, loosely based on The Chinese Orange Mystery, a novel featuring detective
The_Mandarin_Mystery
Topics referred to by the same term
Mandarinfish or mandarin fish may refer to: Synchiropus splendidus, also known as the mandarin goby and the mandarin dragonet, native to the Pacific Ocean
Mandarinfish
Group of dialects of Mandarin Chinese
Plains Mandarin, or Zhongyuan Mandarin (simplified Chinese: 中原官话; traditional Chinese: 中原官話; pinyin: Zhōngyuán Guānhuà), is a variety of Mandarin Chinese
Central_Plains_Mandarin
Northeastern Mandarin dialect of Shenyang, China
Shenyang Mandarin (Chinese: 沈阳话) is a dialect of Chinese language used by people in and around Shenyang, the capital of Liaoning province and the largest
Shenyang_Mandarin
Hotel in Sanya, Hainan, China
The Mandarin Oriental, Sanya (simplified Chinese: 三亚文华东方酒店; traditional Chinese: 三亞文華東方酒店) is a luxury hotel and resort located in Sanya City on the southeastern
Mandarin_Oriental,_Sanya
School of National Taiwan Normal University
The Mandarin Training Center (MTC; Chinese: 國語教學中心) is a language institute in Taipei, Taiwan, affiliated with National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU)
Mandarin_Training_Center
Hotel in Manhattan, New York
Mandarin Oriental, New York is a five-star luxury hotel located in Manhattan's Deutsche Bank Center at Columbus Circle in New York City, managed by Mandarin
Mandarin_Oriental,_New_York
Chinese steamed bun
Mandarin rolls or flower rolls, are a variety of steamed bun from northern China which are popular throughout the country. Like mantou, the mandarin roll
Huajuan
Hotel in Songshan, Taipei, Taiwan
of Mandarin Oriental Taipei Back view Courtyard Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group Mandarin Oriental, Barcelona Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong Mandarin Oriental
Mandarin_Oriental,_Taipei
Philippine varieties of the Mandarin language
Mandarin Chinese is the primary formal Chinese language taught academically to students in Chinese Filipino private schools (historically established by
Mandarin Chinese in the Philippines
Mandarin_Chinese_in_the_Philippines
Novella by the Portuguese writer José Maria de Eça de Queirós
The Mandarin (Portuguese: O Mandarim) is a novella on the sin of avarice by José Maria de Eça de Queirós (1845–1900), also known as Eça de Queiroz. It
The_Mandarin_(novel)
Public high school in Jacksonville, Florida, United States
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
Mandarin_High_School
American animated television series from 1994–1996
Iron Man involves Iron Man battling the Mandarin and his minions, who seek to steal his technology. The Mandarin's army consists of Dreadknight, Blizzard
Iron_Man_(TV_series)
Index of plants with the same common name
Yellow mandarin is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Prosartes lanuginosa Prosartes maculata Amanita sinicoflava, the mandarin yellow
Yellow_mandarin
Standard Chinese is a standard form of Mandarin Chinese with de facto official status in China, Taiwan, and Singapore. The Chinese language has always
History_of_Standard_Chinese
Singaporean state-owned media company
Mediacorp Pte. Ltd. (Mandarin: 新传媒/Xīnchuánméi; Tamil: மீடியாகார்ப்) is the state-owned media conglomerate of Singapore. Owned by Temasek Holdings—the
Mediacorp
Australian online magazine
The Mandarin is an Australian online magazine, owned by Private Media. The Mandarin was launched in 2014 as a part of Private Media's "broader focus on
The_Mandarin_(website)
Topics referred to by the same term
Spotted mandarin may refer to: Synchiropus picturatus, a colorful fish used in the aquarium trade Prosartes maculata, a wildflower of the genus Prosartes
Spotted_mandarin
Hong Kong singer (born 1966)
herself as a pop diva in the 1990s. She won the Golden Melody Award for Best Mandarin Female Singer twice for Her albums, Gaia (2012) and 0 (2018). Born in Hong
Sandy_Lam
Varieties of Mandarin Chinese
different varieties of Mandarin Chinese spoken in Xinjiang. Lanyin Mandarin is spoken in northern Xinjiang. Central Plains Mandarin (中原官话) is spoken in southern
Xinjiang_Mandarin
Luxury hotel in Paradise, Nevada
The Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas, formerly the Mandarin Oriental, Las Vegas, is a 47-story luxury hotel and condominium building in the CityCenter complex
Waldorf_Astoria_Las_Vegas
The Mandarin Oriental, Munich is a luxury hotel located in Munich's Old Town near shopping along Maximilianstrasse and the famous brewery Hofbräuhaus.
Mandarin_Oriental,_Munich
Surname list
read in Mandarin as pinyin: Wú) and 伍 (Ng5, Mandarin Wǔ); and also of the Hokkien surnames 黃/黄 (Pe̍h-ōe-jī: N̂ɡ, Mandarin Huáng) and 阮 (Ńg, Mandarin Ruǎn)
Ng_(name)
Species of shark
The southern Mandarin dogfish (Cirrhigaleus australis) is a species of Mandarin dogfish shark in the genus Cirrhigaleus. It was distinguished from Cirrhigaleus
Southern_Mandarin_dogfish
Botanical classification of the genus Citrus
were native to Asia: Pomelo (Citrus maxima) The 'pure' mandarins (C. reticulata – most mandarin cultivars were hybrids of this species with pomelo) Citrons
Citrus_taxonomy
Citrus fruit and plant
China as an F1 hybrid of the mangshanyeju (Chinese: 莽山野橘) subspecies of mandarin orange and the ichang papeda. This fruit resembles a yellow clementine
Yuzu
Citrus fruit and plant
(Citrus × tachibana, or Citrus reticulata subsp. tachibana) is a variety of mandarin orange, a citrus fruit. They grow wild in the forests of Japan and are
Tachibana_orange
Dialect of Mandarin spoken in Guangxi
Wuming Mandarin or Wuming Guanhua (simplified Chinese: 武鸣官话; traditional Chinese: 武鳴官話; pinyin: Wǔmíng Guānhuà), known locally as Wuminghua (武鸣话; 武鳴話;
Wuming_Mandarin
Hotel in Chengdu, Sichuan, China
The Mandarin Oriental Chengdu is a supertall skyscraper on hold in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province in southwest China. It will be 333 metres (1
Mandarin_Oriental_Chengdu
Traditional Chinese seasoning and medicine
Chenpi, chen pi, or chimpi is sun-dried mandarin orange peel used as a traditional seasoning in Chinese cooking and traditional medicine. It is aged by
Chenpi
Southwestern Mandarin dialects
Gui–Liu Mandarin (simplified Chinese: 桂柳官话; traditional Chinese: 桂柳官話) is a group of Southwestern Mandarin varieties spoken predominantly in the Guangxi
Gui-Liu_Mandarin
Luxury hotel in Abu Dhabi
Mandarin Oriental, Abu Dhabi (Arabic: قصر الإمارات) is a luxury five-star hotel in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It has been operated by Mandarin Oriental
Emirates Palace Mandarin Oriental, Abu Dhabi
Emirates_Palace_Mandarin_Oriental,_Abu_Dhabi
School of Taipei's Chinese Culture University
The Chinese Culture University Mandarin Learning Center (CCU MLC; Chinese: 中國文化大學華語中心) is a sub-division of Chinese Culture University, the largest institute
Mandarin_Learning_Center
MANDARIN
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Boy/Male
Muslim
Lives forever
Girl/Female
Tamil
Vernika | வேரà¯à®¨à¯€à®•ா
Colorful
Boy/Male
Hebrew
Happy. In the old Testament, Asher was one of Jacob's sons.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a hunter or a huntsman’s servant. The second element is Middle English man ‘man’, ‘servant’, while the first is either from Old English hunta ‘hunter’ or Middle English hunte ‘a hunt’. In some cases it is probably from an unattested Old English personal name, Huntmann (a compound of hunta ‘hunter’ + mann ‘man’).
Boy/Male
British, English
Gamekeeper
Girl/Female
English
Based on the country name China. Famous bearer: popular singer Chynna Phillips.
Boy/Male
Australian, Danish, Netherlands
Extreme; Abundant; Very Good
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Murugan name, Youth, Handsome
Girl/Female
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Modern, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Traditional
Lightning; Write; Holy; Pure; Beautiful
Biblical
another host; the last sorrow; a brother's sheep
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n.
The process of giving an orange color to goods formed of animal tissue, as silk or wool, not by coloring matter, but by producing a certain change in the fiber by the action of dilute nitric acid.
a.
Appropriate or peculiar to a mandarin.
n.
A Chinese public officer or nobleman; a civil or military official in China and Annam.
n.
A kind of orange, much like the mandarin, but of deeper color and higher flavor. It is said to have been produced in America from the mandarin.
n.
A government mandarins; character or spirit of the mandarins.
n.
A small orange, with easily separable rind. It is thought to be of Chinese origin, and is counted a distinct species (Citrus nobilis)mandarin orange; tangerine --.
n.
The collective body of officials or persons of rank in China.
n.
The prostration made by mandarins and others to their superiors, either as homage or worship, by knocking the forehead on the ground. There are degrees in the rite, the highest being expressed by three knockings.