Mān'da-rīn', n.

(mān'da-reen'), n. [Pg. mandarin, from Skr. mantrin, a counselor, from mantra, a counsel, from man, to think, know; not from Lat. mandare, to command; Fr. & Sp. mandarin, It. mandarino. The Chinese name of this officer is kwan.] A Chinese public officer; a civil or military official in China.

Mandarin duck (Ornith.), a beautiful kind of duck (Anas galericulata), regarded by the Chinese as an emblem of conjugal affection.—Mandarin language, the spoken or colloquial language of China.—Mandarin orange (Bot.), a kind of orange (Citrus nobilis) which is loose-skinned and flattened in form. S. W. Williams.