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Mandarin

1. A scholar-official in imperial China.
2. A group of related northern Chinese dialects. Standard Chinese, based off Mandarin spoken in Beijing, is the official language of the People's 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.
3. (adj.) Relating to definition 1 or 2.
4. A type of duck (not to be confused with the Mandarin Duck Formation found in the Jixiao Xinshu).
5. A type of orange.
6. The tree from which said orange comes from.
1. Mandarins were selected through the imperial service examinations.
2. Mandarin has five tones, including the neutral tone.
3. Erhua is a Mandarin characteristic.
4. Mandarin ducks are native to East Asia.
5. Mandarin oranges are objectively the best type of orange.
6. The trees mandarin oranges come from are creatively named mandarin orange trees.
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jaded mandarin

jaded means tired, or worn out
mandarin, in the old Chinese world, means the highest in power and wisdom.
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Mandarin Orange

A person that is ethnically chinese that was educated in Chinese school, is not fluent in English language and adopts conservative communal mindset
I can never get along with that mandarin orange because we just clash in terms of the way we think
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mandalized

When you get beaten up by a bunch of dudes. Sorta the plural form of manhandled, because menhandling sounds weird.
"fool, you better get out or you're gonna get mandalized"
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mandalize

My boss just grabbed me from behind and massaged me. I felt so mandalized.
by timmy January 20, 2005
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Mandaring

to purposely divert attention from what would otherwise be of greater importance, to something else of lesser significance. By doing so, the lesser-significant event is catapulted into the limelight, drowning proper attention to what was originally the more important issue.
In Iron Man 3 press releases, Kevin Feige was Mandaring the Marvel fans about Ben Kingsley and Guy Pearce's portrayal of the villain.
by Scranter August 21, 2013
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mandarin

A language that is being used more often around the world, originating from China.
It is also pretty hard to learn.
Person #1: Have to go to my mandarin lessons. Bye!

Example 2

Person #2: Shit. My mandarin homework is so damn hard.
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