Phrase Hound found 16 phrases and 18 compound words that contain mandarin. The most common are listed below. Open mandarin in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 16
- mandarin orangeA small citrus tree (Citrus reticulata) with oblate fruits smaller than the (so-named) sweet oranges.
- mandarin duckA colorful perching duck that has a red bill, large white crescent above the eye and reddish face, Aix galericulata.
- mandarin fishA carnivorous freshwater fish, Siniperca chuatsi, from China.
- mandarin collarA short unfolded stand-up collar on a shirt or jacket.
- Standard MandarinA standard variety of Mandarin, based on the Beijing dialect of Mandarin, used as a lingua franca in the People's Republic of China, the Republic of China (Taiwan) and among some Chinese communities in Southeast Asia and elsewhere.
- Mandarin ChineseA group of related Chinese dialects spoken across most of northern and southwestern China.
- mandarin ducksplural of mandarin duck: A colorful perching duck that has a red bill, large white crescent above the eye and reddish face, Aix galericulata.
- mandarin garnetA specific type of spessartite garnet that exhibits a bright, pure orange color.
- mandarin gownA cheongsam (Chinese formal woman's dress).
- mandarin squareA large embroidered badge, with animal or bird insignia, sewn onto the surcoat of certain officials in Imperial China, Korea, Vietnam, and the Ryukyu Kingdom.
- mandarin orangesplural of mandarin orange: A small citrus tree (Citrus reticulata) with oblate fruits smaller than the (so-named) sweet oranges.
- Cleopatra mandarinA citrus tree (Citrus reshni) with fruit resembling the lemon.
- mandarin squaresplural of mandarin square: A large embroidered badge, with animal or bird insignia, sewn onto the surcoat of certain officials in Imperial China, Korea, Vietnam, and the Ryukyu Kingdom.
- mandarin gownsplural of mandarin gown: A cheongsam (Chinese formal woman's dress).
- mandarin fishesplural of mandarin fish: A carnivorous freshwater fish, Siniperca chuatsi, from China.
- mandarin collarsplural of mandarin collar: A short unfolded stand-up collar on a shirt or jacket.
Compound words 18
- MandopopMandarin pop music.
- lemandarinCitrus × limonia, a citrus fruit which is a hybrid between the mandarin orange and the lemon.
- mandarinateThe status of holding a position as a mandarin.
- mandarinalPertaining to mandarins or to the system of rule by mandarins.
- StandarinStandard Mandarin (the official language of China and Taiwan).
- mandarinismA government of mandarins; character or spirit of the mandarins.
- MandarinizeTo make something or someone Mandarin.
- MandapopAlternative form of Mandopop: Mandarin pop music.
- mandarinicOf or pertaining to a mandarin.
- mandarinquatA citrus tree, a cross between a mandarin and a kumquat, Citrus japonica × Citrus reticulata.