Words similar to mandarin

Example sentences for: mandarin

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On top sits a gilded mandarin under a sunshade, while more statues surround the base.
A piece hints that China lost the massive technological advantage it held in 1000 because its mandarin bureaucrats imposed too many regulations.
DICTIONARY LANGUAGE MEANING MEANING OR SOURCE OR DIALECT `beautiful' `country' Chen Cantonese mei gwok Nelson Japanese bi koku Tan Taiwanese bi kok Stimson Middle mj<###> ku<###>k Chinese Stimson Old Mandarin m<###> kuiiq Stimson Modern m<###> (mei) kue (gwo) (Chen) Chinese [mei] [kuo] Cragg Korean my guk Nguyen & Vietnamese quoc Durand
The screenplay, too, "succeeds in preserving the mandarin lyricism of Woolf's language without slipping into the 'poetic' " (Daphne Merkin, The New Yorker ). Critics also applaud Vanessa Redgrave's turn as the wistful middle-age English socialite--the only actress, says New York 's David Denby, "large enough to hold together this plotless story."
The Northern Song Dynasty Ancient Lute Terrace (Guqintai) commemorates a 2,500-year-old legend of the deep friendship between a lute-playing mandarin and a music-loving woodcutter.