mandarin
🇬🇧 UK/'mænd(ə)rɪn/🇺🇸 US/'mændәrin/
C2
Definitions
n.
A high-ranking government official in imperial China; a pedantic or elitist bureaucrat or academic; a small citrus fruit with a loose orange skin; the official Chinese language.
(中国古代)官员;自命不凡的官僚或学者;普通话;柑橘
adj.
Deliberately complex, elitist, or highbrow in style.
故作高深的;精英式的
🧩 Root Breakdown
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