Definition:
mandarins
- mandarinsThe standard literary and official form of Chinese based on the Beijing dialect, spoken by over 730 million people
- mandarins(esp. of clothing) Characteristic or supposedly characteristic of such officials
- mandarinsA powerful official or senior bureaucrat, esp. one perceived as reactionary and secretive
- mandarinsPorcelain decorated with Chinese figures dressed as mandarins
- mandarinsMANDARIN, a citrus fruit
- mandarinsAn ornament consisting of a nodding figure in traditional Chinese dress, typically made of porcelain
- mandarinsAn official in any of the nine top grades of the former imperial Chinese civil service