transcription, транскрипция: [ mændərɪn ]
( mandarins)
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Journalists sometimes use mandarin to refer to someone who has an important job in the Civil Service. ( BRIT )
...Foreign Office mandarins.
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2.
Mandarin is the official language of China.
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3.
A mandarin or a mandarin orange is a small orange whose skin comes off easily.
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4.
A mandarin was, in former times, an important government official in China.
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