the dialect of Chinese spoken in Beijing and adopted as the official language for all of China a somewhat flat reddish-orange loose-skinned citrus of China a high public official of imperial China any high government official or bureaucrat a member of an elite intellectual or cultural group shrub or small tree having flattened globose fruit with very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow-orange to flame-orange rind that is loose and easily removed; native to southeastern Asia
(Citrus Reticulata) Described as having a fresh, sweet, citrusy aroma It has uplifting yet sedating properties Benefits: Due to its uplifting properties it is helpful for anxiety and acts as a mild sedative for the nervous system
shrub or small tree having flattened globose fruit with very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow-orange to flame-orange rind that is loose and easily removed; native to southeastern Asia
A cooking style which, in Chinese, means "Chinese official " Mandarin cooking is an aristocratic cuisine that takes the very finest elements from all the Chinese regions
A mandarin was, in former times, an important government official in China. the official language of China, spoken by most Chinese people (mandarin). In imperial China, a public official drawn from the ranks of the lesser officeholders who had achieved success in the Chinese examination system. The word comes from the Portuguese version of the Malay term for a minister of state. It has come to mean a pedantic official, a bureaucrat, or a person of position and influence (and usually a traditionalist or reactionary mindset) in intellectual or literary circles. The Mandarin language is the most widely spoken of the Chinese languages
{i} high ranking public official in the Chinese Empire; important government official; member of an influential or elite group or class; mandarin orange, tangerine