mandarin
noun · adjectiveB1Định nghĩa theo từ loại
Danh từ
noun- 1.
(historical)A high government bureaucrat of the Chinese Empire.
- 2.
A pedantic or elitist bureaucrat.
- 3.
(derogatory, sometimes)(sometimes derogatory) A pedantic senior person of influence in academia or literary circles.
- 4.
(abbreviation, alt of, ellipsis)(ornithology) Ellipsis of mandarin duck.
- 5.
(British, informal)A senior civil servant.
- 6.
A figurine of a Chinese person with movable head that was popular in the 1950s. (Cf. bobblehead.)
- 7.
Ellipsis of mandarin orange:
- 8.
An orange colour.
Tính từ
adjective- 1.
Pertaining to or reminiscent of mandarins; deliberately superior or complex; esoteric, highbrow, obscurantist.
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ine-pro From Portuguese mandarim, mandarij, from menteri, manteri, and its source, Sanskrit मन्त्रिन् (minister, councillor), from मन्त्र + -इन्.