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yellow mandarin. — See under mandarin (def. 5) … Useful english dictionary
yellow mandarin — noun : a low pubescent No. American herb (Disporum lanuginosum) found in rich woods and having greenish flowers with narrow segments … Useful english dictionary
mandarin — /man deuh rin/, n. 1. (in the Chinese Empire) a member of any of the nine ranks of public officials, each distinguished by a particular kind of button worn on the cap. 2. (cap.) the standard Chinese language. 3. (cap.) a northern Chinese dialect … Universalium
Mandarin dialects — Mandarin (官话方言，old: 北方方言), when used in the broad sense to refer to most of the Chinese dialects spoken over northern and southwestern China, covers many variations. This is manifested in two ways:# Various dialects of Mandarin cover a huge area… … Wikipedia
Mandarin yellow — Mandarin Man da*rin , n. [Pg. mandarim, from Malay mantr[=i] minister of state, prop. a Hind. word, fr. Skr. mantrin a counselor, manira a counsel, man to think.] 1. A Chinese public officer or nobleman; a civil or military official in China and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Yellow Peril — (sometimes Yellow Terror) was a color metaphor for race that originated in the late nineteenth century with immigration of Chinese laborers to various Western countries, notably the United States, and later associated with the Japanese during the … Wikipedia
mandarin — ► NOUN 1) (Mandarin) the standard literary and official form of Chinese. 2) a high ranking official in the former imperial Chinese civil service. 3) a powerful official or senior bureaucrat. 4) (also mandarine) a small citrus fruit with a loose… … English terms dictionary
Yellow Turban Rebellion — Part of the wars of the Three Kingdoms Date 184 – 205 AD Location China Result … Wikipedia
Mandarin — Man da*rin , n. [Pg. mandarim, from Malay mantr[=i] minister of state, prop. a Hind. word, fr. Skr. mantrin a counselor, manira a counsel, man to think.] 1. A Chinese public officer or nobleman; a civil or military official in China and Annam.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mandarin language — Mandarin Man da*rin , n. [Pg. mandarim, from Malay mantr[=i] minister of state, prop. a Hind. word, fr. Skr. mantrin a counselor, manira a counsel, man to think.] 1. A Chinese public officer or nobleman; a civil or military official in China and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
