ALL meanings of yellow mandarin
yel·low man·da·rin
Y y - noun yellow mandarin (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. 1
- noun yellow mandarin (initial capital letter) the standard Chinese language. 1
- noun yellow mandarin (initial capital letter) a northern Chinese dialect, especially as spoken in and around Beijing. 1
- noun yellow mandarin a small, spiny citrus tree, Citrus reticulata, native to China, bearing lance-shaped leaves and flattish, orange-yellow to deep-orange loose-skinned fruit, some varieties of which are called tangerines. 1
- noun yellow mandarin any of several plants belonging to the genus Disporum or Streptopus, of the lily family, as S. roseus (rose mandarin) or D. lanuginosum (yellow mandarin) having drooping flowers and red berries. 1
- noun yellow mandarin an influential or powerful government official or bureaucrat. 1
- noun yellow mandarin a member of an elite or powerful group or class, as in intellectual or cultural milieus: the mandarins of the art world. 1
- adjective yellow mandarin of or relating to a mandarin or mandarins. 1
- adjective yellow mandarin elegantly refined, as in language or taste. 1