Mandarin

[Sarah]

A small orange, with easily separable rind. It is thought to beof Chinese origin, and is counted a distinct species (Citrusnobilis)mandarin orange; tangerine. Mandarin duck (Zoöl.), abeautiful Asiatic duck (Dendronessa galericulata), oftendomesticated, and regarded by the Chinese as an emblem of conjugalaffection.-- Mandarin language, the spoken or colloquial language of educatedpeople in China.-- Mandarin yellow (Chem.), an artificial aniline dyestuff used forcoloring silk and wool, and regarded as a complex derivative ofquinoline.

[Sarah]

Mandarin is the official language of China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, etc. It is wrong to call it Chinese, because there is another language in China, called Cantonese. They are not dialects of the invented Chinese language, but languages themselves. In China, there are many languages, Chinese Languages, but only one is official, and it is called Mandarin or Putonghua.

[Sarah]

A language that is being used more often around the world, originating from China.
It is also pretty hard to learn.

[Sarah]

dying language. will not be spoken by anyone in 10 years. fewer people are speaking this language every day.

[Little_Girl]

A scholar-official in imperial China.
A group of related northern Chinese dialects. Standard Chinese, based off Mandarin spoken in Beijing, is the official language of [the Peoples] [Republic of China] and the Republic of China, and is one of the official languages of Singapore. It is the most [spoken language] in the world.
(adj.) Relating to definition 1 or 2.
A type of duck (not to be confused with the Mandarin Duck Formation found in the Jixiao Xinshu).
A type of orange.
The tree from which said orange comes from.

[Sommer]

1. [A type] of Chinese [dialect]
2. A type of [orange]

[Lizzy Liz]

Web-based library management software to help single sites and districts lower costs and save time with one-point installation. A software product by Mandarin Library Automation