mandarim early spelling, mandarin . The Portuguese word is amply attested already in one of the earliest ...?term mandarinMandarin , Online Etymology Dictionary ref ref http www.merriam webster.com dictionary mandarinMandarin Merriam Webster ref ref mandarin , cite book title Shorter Oxford English ... dengan pegawai tinggi akhirnya perkataan menterin tadi bertukar kepada Mandarin . ref In the 16th century, before the term mandarin became widespread in the European languages, the word Loutea with various ... 1569 . As C.R. Boxer explains, the word comes from the Chinese Mandarin Pinyin l oye Amoy dialect ... http books.google.com books?id 6Z5iAAAAMAAJ&pg PA522 pages 522 523 ref In the West, the term mandarin ... Mandarin is also used to refer to the Mandarin Chinese standard northern spoken variety of Chinese ... the final form of the mandarin was completed with the replacement of the nine rank system . The mandarins ... civil service. Figurative meaning In modern English language English , mandarin is also used to refer ... countries . See also Mandarin square , for mandarins ranks and badges of distinction Scholar bureaucrats ... of Imperial China Category History of Imperial China Category Public administration da Mandarin embedsmand de Mandarin Titel el es Mandar n bur crata eo Mandareno fr Mandarin fonctionnaire io Mandareno it Mandarino funzionario nl Mandarijn functie ja no Mandarin embedsmann pl Mandaryn pt Mandarim t tulo ru sl Mandarin fi Mandariini virkamies sv Mandarin ... more details
Conrad Ikiru See also Apparatchik Civil servant Mandarinbureaucrat Nomenklatura References references ...selfref For the specific role of bureaucrats in Wikipedia, see Wikipedia Bureaucrats . A bureaucrat is a member of a bureaucracy and can comprise the administration of any organization of any size, though the term usually connotes someone within an institution of a government . Bureaucrat jobs were often desk jobs the French for desk being bureau , though bureau can also be translated as office , though the modern bureaucrat may be found in the field as well as in an office. History German sociologist Max Weber defined a bureaucratic official as the following ref name weber cite book author Max Weber title Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft pages 650 78 ref He is personally free and appointed to his position on the basis of conduct. He exercises the authority delegated to him in accordance with impersonal rules, and his loyalty is enlisted on behalf of the faithful execution of his official duties. His appointment and job placement are dependent upon his technical qualifications. His administrative work is a full time occupation. His work is rewarded by a regular salary and prospects of advancement in a lifetime career. He must exercise his judgment and his skills, but his duty is to place these at the service of a higher authority. Ultimately he is responsible only for the impartial execution of assigned tasks and must sacrifice his personal judgment if it runs counter to his official duties. Bureaucratic control is the use of rules, regulations, and formal authority to guide performance. It includes such things as budgets, statistical reports, and performance appraisals to regulate ... language in Europe a portmanteau of the European Union or Europe , and bureaucrat. In History of China Imperial era Imperial China , bureaucrats largely composed the social elite. Known in Europe as Mandarinbureaucrat Mandarins , after the Portuguese language Portuguese word for councillor , this variety ... more details
wiktionarypar Mandarin Tocright Mandarin may refer to any of the following Officials Mandarinbureaucrat , a bureaucrat of Imperial China the original meaning of the word , Vietnam, and by analogy, any senior government bureaucrat Language Standard Chinese , also known as Putonghua , the official language of the People s Republic of China mainland China and the Republic of China Taiwan Mandarin Chinese , the branch of Chinese dialects which includes the dialect of Beijing Clothing Mandarin dress , a style of clothing derived from Manchurian garb Mandarin collar , a short shirt or jacket collar that is not folded Biology Mandarin Duck , Aix galericulata Mandarin fish , Siniperca chuatsi Mandarin dogfish , two species of small shark in the genus Cirrhigaleus Mandarin orange Citrus reticulata , a sweet, orange like citrus fruit Companies Mandarin Airlines , a subsidiary of China Airlines The Mandarin, former name of Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong , a Hong Kong hotel Mandarin Publishing , a publishing unit of Random House Mandarin Restaurant , a chain of all you can eat buffets in Southern Ontario, Canada Mandarin Software , a British software developer Mandarin model cars 1 80 scale model cars made in Singapore. Other Mandarin comics , a supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe Mandarin High School , a high school in the southern part of Jacksonville Florida Mandarin Mix Up , a 1924 film starring Stan Laurel Mandarin novel Mandarin novel , a 1983 novel by Robert Elegant Mandarin ... Mandarin , a one act pantomime ballet composed by B la Bart k between 1918 1924. The Mandarins , 1954 ..., California Mandarin porcelain , a wide range of porcelain that was made and decorated in China exclusively for export to Europe and later to North America Places Mandarin, Jacksonville, Florida , a 19th ... cy Mandarin da Mandarin flertydig de Mandarin es Mandar n fr Mandarin he ko nl Mandarijn ja no Mandarin nn Mandarin fleirtyding pt Mandarim ru fi Mandariini t smennyssivu ... more details
with the coat s mandarin collar worn in the upright position as required when wearing protective combat gear A mandarin collar is a short unfolded stand up collar clothing collar style on a shirt or jacket. Mandarin collars start at the neckline and typically rise vertically two to five centimeters. The style originated from Western interpretation of dresses worn by Mandarinbureaucrat Mandarins in Imperial era of Chinese history Imperial China . The length along a mandarin collar is straight ... barely meet at the centre front or overlap slightly. Overlapping mandarin collars are often a continuation ... , a garment which served as a model for the Nehru jacket with mandarin collar A similar style ... with this type of collar. A band collar is often a mandarin collar. This term is also used for shirts ... with a detachable collar , a largely forgotten usage. Usage In contemporary Western dress, mandarin collars are found in fashion forward oriental style and minimalist style clothing. Women s mandarin ... instead of button s. Since mandarin collars are short and do not fold over, necktie s are not worn with mandarin collared dress shirt s. It is socially acceptable and fashionable to wear a mandarin collared ... is worn. This lack of ties has led to the recent rising popularity of mandarin collars in the post dotcom casual era. ref http thomascrampton.com 2007 04 10 cut ties join the mandarin collar society Cut Ties Join The Mandarin Collar Society Bot generated title ref Mandarin collars are also utilised ... of the mandarin collar on the Army Combat Uniform makes the wearing of body armor more comfortable by lifting the collar up to prevent chafing. Mandarin collars are also the proper shape for a single ... to the side or on the shoulder, while Greeks have the notched Mandarin pattern with a closing ..., such as the Syriac Catholic Church and Ethiopic Catholic Church . Lastly, mandarin collars feature ... still retained the mandarin collar. The televangelist Benny Hinn wears the Mandarin collar costume ... more details
meant an mandarinbureaucrat official of the Chinese empire. ref China in the Sixteenth Century The Journals of Mathew Ricci . ref ref mandarin , cite book title Shorter Oxford English Dictionary ... language Putonghua Guoyu Standard Chinese Infobox language name Mandarin nativename Gu nhu ... fam2 Sinitic languages Sinitic fam3 Chinese languages Chinese dia1 Northeastern Mandarin Northeastern dia2 Beijing Mandarin Beijing dia3 Ji Lu Mandarin Ji Lu dia4 Jiao Liao Mandarin Jiao Liao dia5 Lower Yangtze Mandarin Lower Yangtze dia6 Central Plains Mandarin Central Plains dia7 Lan Yin Mandarin Lan Yin dia8 Southwestern Mandarin Southwestern dia9 Jin Chinese Jin disputed map Mandarin and Jin in China.png mapcaption Mandarin area, with disputed Jin group in light green image Guanhua.png imagesize 150px imagecaption Gu nhu Mandarin br written in Chinese character s iso3 cmn lingua 79 AAA b notice IPA ChineseText In Chinese language Chinese linguistics, Mandarin zh t linktext s linktext ... spoken across most of northern and southwestern China . Because most Mandarin dialects are found ..., the variation within Mandarin is less significant than the much greater variation found within ... of Mandarin across China, combined with a greater ease of travel and communication compared to the more mountainous south of China. Mandarin dialects, particularly the Beijing dialect, form the basis of Standard Chinese , which is also referred to Mandarin also referred to as Putonghua zh t s ... no . Standard Chinese or Standard Mandarin is the official language of the People s Republic of China and the Taiwan Republic of China and one of the four official languages of Singapore . When the Mandarin .... For most of Chinese history, the capital has been within the Mandarin area, making these dialects very influential. Since the early 20th century, a form of standardized Mandarin described above has ... word mandarin from Portuguese language Portuguese mandarim, from Malay language Malay IPA may ... more details
A Mandarin square traditional Chinese simplified Chinese pinyin b zi Wade Giles putz , also known as a rank badge , was a large embroidered badge sewn onto the surcoat of an Mandarinbureaucrat official in Imperial era of Chinese history Imperial China . It was embroidered with detailed, colourful animal or bird insignia indicating the rank of the official wearing it. Ming Dynasty File Portrait of Jiang Shunfu.jpg thumb A Ming Dynasty portrait of the Chinese official Jiang Shunfu 1453 1504 . The Mandarin Square indicates that he was a civil official of the first rank. Mandarin squares were first authorized for wear in 1391 by the Ming Dynasty . The use of squares depicting birds for civil officials and animals for military officials was an outgrowth of the use of similar squares, apparently for decorative use, in the Yuan Dynasty . ref Schuyler V. Cammann Cammann, Schuyler Birds and Animals as Ming and Ch ing Badges of Rank , Arts of Asia May to June 1991 , page 89. ref The original court dress regulations of the Ming Dynasty were published in 1368, but did not refer to badges as rank insignia. ref Cammann, Schuyler Development of the Mandarin Square , Harvard Journal of Asiatic ... narrower than the bottom. ref Cammann, Schuyler Chinese Mandarin Squares, Brief Catalogue ... Chinese Mandarin Squares, Brief Catalogue of the Letcher Collection , University Museum Bulletin Vol 17, No 3 June 1953 , page 9. ref ref Cammann, Schuyler Development of the Mandarin Square ... Mandarin.jpg thumb A Qing Dynasty photograph of a government official with Mandarin Square on the chest ... in Qing mandarin attire, complete with mandarin squares gallery Tables The specific birds and animals used to represent rank varied only slightly from the inception of mandarin squares until the end ... Pheasant 6 Egret or Mandarin Duck Egret Egret 7 Egret or Mandarin Duck Mandarin Duck Mandarin Duck ... of the Empire of China de Mandarintuch fr Carr mandarin ko lt Bufanas no Mandarinduk ru ... more details
in the street, soon heard coming up the stairs. The tramps hide, and the figure, a MandarinbureaucratMandarin wealthy Chinese man , stands immobile in the doorway. The tramps urge the girl to lure him closer. She begins another saucy dance, the Mandarin s passions slowly rising. Suddenly, he ...Unsourced image removed Image Mandarin.jpg frame right A program featuring a double bill of the Mandarin and Bart k s opera Duke Bluebeard s Castle The Miraculous Mandarin or The Wonderful Mandarin lang hu A csod latos mandarin lang de Der Wunderbare Mandarin Op. 19, Sz ll sy Sz. 73 BB 82 , is a one ... Third seduction game the Mandarin enters Dance of the girl The chase the tramps leap out Suddenly the Mandarin s head appears The Mandarin falls to the floor After an orchestral introduction depicting ... falls, plunging the room into darkness, and the Mandarin s body begins to glow with an eerie blue ... the tramps to release the Mandarin they do. He leaps at the girl again, and this time she does not resist and they embrace. With the Mandarin s longing fulfilled, his wounds begin to bleed and he ... in 5 4 time 5 4 , also interrupted by the 6 8 minor second as the tramps throw him out. When the Mandarin ... of parallel tritone s in the other trombones and the tuba. When the Mandarin enters the room, the trombones ... is played fortississimo by the full brass. The girl s dance for the Mandarin contains both a waltz and the viola theme associated with her and the tramps. When the Mandarin seizes the girl, the minor ... again as the tramps rob the Mandarin. The attempted suffocation and stabbing are illustrated with great force in the orchestra. As the tramps hang the Mandarin from the lamp, the texture is blurred with glissandi on trombones, timpani, piano and cellos. The glowing body of the Mandarin is represented .... The climax, after the girl embraces the Mandarin, is a theme given out fortissimo by the low brass against minor second tremolo s in the woodwind s. As the Mandarin begins to bleed, the downward minor ... more details
Infobox language name Filipino Mandarin nativename lang zh familycolor Sino Tibetan region Philippines fam2 Chinese languages Chinese fam3 Mandarin Chinese Mandarin fam4 Beijing dialect fam5 Standard Mandarin iso3 notice IPA Infobox Chinese showflag stp first t s t p F il b n Hu y mi IPAc cmn f ei 1 l 4 b in 1 h ua 2 yu 3 myr F ily b n Hw y w Feil pin Huay Filipino Mandarin zh t s p F il b n Hu y is a variety of Mandarin Chinese widely spoken by ethnic Chinese in the Philippines. It is based on the phonology of the Beijing dialect and the grammar of Vernacular Chinese , and is identical to the standard of Mandarin used in Taiwan that is called Guoyu lang zh . Many Filipino Chinese schools uses bopomofo zhuyin fuhao to teach the language. Filipino Mandarin uses the Traditional Chinese Characters in writing and it is seen in the newspapers. Filipino Mandarin can be classified into two distinct Mandarin dialects Standard Mandarin and Colloquial Mandarin . These two dialects are easily distinguishable to a person proficient in Mandarin. Standard Mandarin is like the standard language of Taiwan, while Colloquial Mandarin tends to combine Mandarin lang zh and Min Nan Yu lang zh or Southern Hokkien Language. See also Han Chinese Hoklo people Chinese Filipino Standard Chinese Taiwanese Mandarin Lan nang Amoy dialect Taiwanese Hokkien Traditional Chinese Characters List of varieties of Chinese Written Hokkien Classical Chinese Old Chinese Written vernacular Chinese Languages of Philippines External links Southern Min Languages Chinese language References reflist Category Min Nan Category Mandarin Chinese Category Filipino language ... more details
About the Mandarin Chinese spoken in the Northeastern part of China the standardized official spoken Chinese language Standard Chinese Refimprove date December 2009 Infobox language name Northeastern Mandarin ... speakers 82 million fam2 Chinese languages Chinese fam3 Mandarin Chinese Mandarin map Northeast Mandarin in China.png mapcaption linglist cmn nem Northeastern Mandarin ref Chinese Zh t s p D ngb ihu Northeast Speech or D ngb igu nhu Northeast Mandarin ref is the dialect of Mandarin ... to Dandong where Jiao Liao Mandarin is spoken , Jilin , and Heilongjiang provinces. With over 100 million people living in the Northeastern part of China, the Northeastern Mandarin speaking population is quite large. Like other Mandarin dialects, differences between Northeastern Mandarin and other ..., Northeastern Mandarin is being spoken in increasingly larger communities in the Chinatowns of New York City in the United States . Sub dialects Northeastern Mandarin can be subdivided into regional ... Linguistic information Usually, speakers of Northeastern Mandarin describe the variant that they are speaking as distinct from Standard Chinese . However, linguists classify Northeastern Mandarin as a form of Mandarin Chinese in a broader sense. While the difference between Northeastern Mandarin and Beijing dialect are not so significant phonologically, Northeastern Mandarin contains many colloquialisms not found in Standard Chinese. Image Mandarin Sub Dialects.svg 350px center Cultural and regional identity Although not considered a language in academic circles, Mandarin variants like Northeastern Mandarin often contribute to a strong regional identity. Native or fluent Chinese speakers ... performing. Origins of the dialect Northeastern Mandarin evolved from Han Chinese Han immigrants mainly .... References references See also Chinese language Mandarin Chinese Standard Chinese Jiao Liao Mandarin Erhua Chinatown, Flushing Chinese language Inner Mongolia topics Category Mandarin Chinese ... more details
Chinese pic Mandarinrolls.jpg piccap classic white mandarin rolls c j faa1 gyun2 p hua1 juan3 l flower roll t2 s2 j2 wan4 si1 gyun2 p2 yun2 si1 juan3 l2 cloud silk roll Mandarin rolls or Steamed Mandarin rolls are a kind of steamed bun originating from China . The rolls are cooked by steaming. It is another one of the staples of Chinese cuisine which is similar to white bread in western cuisine. Because Southern varieties of mandarin rolls are slightly sweet, they can be eaten plain. Sometimes it is eaten with sweetened condensed milk . The rolls are made of wheat flour, water, sugar, soy bean oil, vegetable shortening, milk powder, salt, yeast and baking soda. ref Label on the package of mandarin rolls. ref See also Mantou References reflist Chinese bread China cuisine stub Category Chinese breads es Rollo mandar n ja zh ... more details
Infobox Language name Malaysian Mandarin nativename m l ix y hu y region Malaysia speakers About 6 millions familycolor Sino Tibetan fam2 Sinitic languages Sinitic fam3 Chinese languages Chinese fam4 Mandarin Chinese nation none agency flagicon MYS Chinese Language Standardisation Council of Malaysia iso3 cmn ChineseText Malaysian Mandarin zh t s p M l ix y Hu y is a variety of Mandarin Chinese spoken in Malaysia by ethnic Chinese in Malaysia. Malaysian Chinese tend to think that the Mandarin dialect Mandarin Chinese they speak is a variation of Standard Chinese Standard Mandarin Putonghua , however, since the difference can be as similar as British English and Malaysian English , it is a Mandarin dialect of its own right. Its closest cousin is not Standard Chinese Standard Mandarin , instead, its closest cousin is Singaporean Mandarin , the language was widely used in films like zh Tiger Woohoo 2010 , Namewee s Nasi Lemak 2.0 zh and movies created by Singaporean movie director Jack Neo . Malaysian Mandarin speakers seldom translate local terms or names to Mandarin when they speak. They would prefer to say Malay place name in its original Malay pronunciation, for instance, even though the street name Jalan Bukit Kepong is written as ... Mandarin, they always use its Mandarin pronunciation, t ip ng , instead of using its Malay pronunciation ... Mandarin, Malaysian Mandarin is clearly distinguished by its relatively tonally flat sound as well ... to other forms of Mandarin. Some Differences between Malaysian Mandarin and Putonghua Mandarin in China ... . Mandarin in Malaysia, too, has been localized, as a result of the influence of other Chinese variants ... . body , , . See also Malaysian Chinese Variants of Mandarin Chinese Standard Mandarin Singaporean Mandarin Taiwanese Mandarin Filipino Mandarin Regional differences in the Chinese ... Chinese language Category Mandarin Chinese Category Languages of Malaysia zh ... more details
Superherobox Wikipedia WikiProject Comics image Image Mandrin1.jpg 250px caption The Mandarin. br Art by Robert De La Torre. comic color background ff8080 character name The Mandarin real name IOM alter ... background c0c0ff alliances Mandarin s Minions br The Hand comics Hand br Tong organization Tong aliases ... br Ten rings grant Powers and abilities various powers . The Mandarin is a fiction al character ... view iron man s arch enemy the mandarin like you ve 50e3b82332b43091dc9e291c6f1b1718 ref ref http www.ironmanarmory.com IronManOrigin.html ref In 2009, Mandarin was ranked as IGN s 81st Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time. ref http comics.ign.com top 100 villains 81.html Mandarin is number 81 IGN . Retrieved 10 05 09. ref Publication history Expand section date April 2010 The Mandarin first ... The Mandarin s late father was one of the wealthiest men in Qing Dynasty pre revolutionary mainland ... was spent obsessively training the Mandarin in science and combat, with the result that he was completely broke upon reaching adulthood. Unable to pay the taxes on his ancestral home, the Mandarin was evicted ..., the Mandarin explored the forbidden Valley of Spirits, where no one had dared to set foot for centuries ... come to Earth centuries ago and died. Over the following years, the Mandarin studied List of alien ... he found within the starship which were apparently its propulsion source, among other things. The Mandarin ... fearing him, asked for his help, but he would not become subserviant to them. The Mandarin sees ... to turn the weapons of various nations against them. Among the Mandarin s earliest schemes is the sabotage ... Tales of Suspense 50 ref Iron Man soon became the Mandarin s principal obstacle against his plans ... Kirby . First appearance of the Mandarin . thumb left On three occasions in their early confrontations, the Mandarin managed to take Iron Man or his alter ego Tony Stark captive, but the Mandarin failed to kill him. Similarly, Iron Man thwarted the Mandarin s various schemes, but was unable to bring ... more details
taxobox name Mandarin orange image Mandarin Oranges Citrus Reticulata .jpg image caption regnum Plantae ... Mandarin orange , also known as the sic hide y reason Adapted into a stand alone noun like this it is NOT a proper name and is NOT capitalized. mandarin or mandarine both lower case , is a small citrus tree Citrus reticulata with fruit resembling other Orange fruit oranges . Mandarin oranges are usually eaten plain or in fruit salads. Specifically reddish orange mandarin cultivars can ... than the fruit. The mandarin is tender, and is damaged easily by cold. It can be grown in tropical and subtropical areas. Varieties Image Mandarin oranges canned.jpg thumb right Canned and peeled mandarin orange segments Image Harvest Kinnow.jpg thumb right Kinnow , a variety of Mandarin orange from Pakistan The mandarin orange is a Variety botany variety of the orange family. The mandarin has many names, some of which actually refer to crosses between the mandarin and another citrus fruit ... the most important commercial Mandarin orange form, have displaced mikans in many markets Tangerine sometimes known as Dancy Mandarin Tangor , also called the temple orange , a cross between the Mandarin ... orange pulp is sour sweet and full flavored The mandarin is easily peeled with the fingers, starting ... to peel or cut the fruit. Canned mandarin segments are peeled to remove the white pith prior to canning ... Year , Mandarin oranges and tangerine s are considered traditional symbols of abundance and good fortune ... to friends, relatives, and business associates. Biological characteristics Image Mandarin tree closeup.JPG thumb right Closeup of mandarin tree Citrus fruits are usually self fertile needing only ... fruit punch Milgam hwachae 01.jpg thumb right Hwachae Milgam hwachae , a Korean fruit dish made with mandarin .... See also Fairchild tangerine Tangelo Naartjie Kinnow Mandarin Mandelo References Reflist Notes ... nutritionfacts nutrition comparison.php?o 9218&t &h &s 76.00&e &r Mandarin Orange ... more details
Infobox language name Southwestern Mandarin nativename Upper Yangtze Mandarin familycolor Sino Tibetan region Sichuan , Yunnan , Hubei fam2 Chinese languages Chinese fam3 Mandarin Chinese Mandarin map Southwestern Mandarin in China.png mapcaption linglist cmn xin Southwestern Mandarin Zh s t p X n n Gu nhu , also known as Upper Yangtze Mandarin Zh s t p Sh ngji ng Gu nhu , is a primary branch of Mandarin Chinese spoken by Han Chinese people throughout many regions of central ... . Varieties of Southwestern Mandarin are spoken by roughly 200 million people. If removed from the larger Mandarin Chinese group, it would have the 6th most native speakers in the world, behind Mandarin ... Modern Southwestern Mandarin was formed by the waves of immigrants brought to the regions during ..., these dialects show more similarity to modern Standard Mandarin than to languages like Cantonese language Cantonese or Min Nan . For example, like most southern Chinese languages, Southwestern Mandarin does not possess the retroflex consonants zh, ch, sh, r of Standard Mandarin, but nor does it retain ... to reflect aspects of the Mandarin lingua franca spoken during the Ming Dynasty. ref Zhou ... may be more similar to Lower Yangtze Mandarin . ref Wang Qing , 2007. Consonants in Ming Dynasty Repopulation Area Dialects and Southern Mandarin , Chongqing Normal University Journal . ref Though part of the Mandarin language group, Southwestern Mandarin has many striking and pronounced differences with Standard Mandarin, such that until 1955 it was generally categorized alongside Cantonese and Wu Chinese as a group of non Mandarin dialects. ref Liu Xiaomei and Li Rulong , 2003. Special Vocabulary Research in Mandarin Dialects , Yuwen Yanjiu . ref Phonology Tones Most Southwestern Mandarin dialects have, like Standard Mandarin, only retained ... merged with the light level tone in most Southwestern dialects, while in Standard Mandarin it is seemingly ... more details
refimprove date November 2011 Mandarin s Minions are a group of villains led by and brought together by Mandarin comics The Mandarin . The exploits of this super villain group can be read in Avengers comics The Avengers Bibliography of Avengers titles v1 special 1 . Fictional history The Mandarin warps some parts needed by The Living Laser to help him create new wrist mounted lasers. He uses these lasers to break himself out of jail. Once he gets out into the open, The Mandarin warps him to his hideout, which happens to be a spacestation located in Earth orbit. He gets there to find that The Mandarin has put together Mandarin s Minions to help take over the world. The Mandarin divides the villains up to 3 major continents around the world and has them demand to be put in charge. The Avengers stifle any hopes of this happening. After his subordinates are defeated he is visited by the whole Avenger group current previous members . The group consisted of Thor Marvel Comics Thor , Iron Man , Captain America , Hawkeye comics Hawkeye , Henry Pym Goliath , Wasp comics The Wasp , Hercules Marvel Comics Hercules , The Scarlet Witch , Quicksilver comics Quicksilver . They defeated The Mandarin and he was sucked through a hole in his spacestation and floated away. They did not consider him dead because he has the ability to use his rings to warp to another dimension. Popular Culture International Union of Minions and Henchpeople Benevolent and Evil The minion has been brought to life by The International Union of Minions and Henchpeople Benevolent and Evil. ref cite web last Diehl first Brian title International Union of Minions and Henchpeople Benevolent and Evil url http www.minion ... only allows self proclaimed minions and henchpeople to join and share in the fun. Members Mandarin s Minions consists of the following members Mandarin comics The Mandarin Living Laser The Living ... media Television In the Iron Man TV series Iron Man TV series, a team similar to this had Mandarin ... more details
Taxobox name Mandarin Duck status LC status system IUCN3.1 status ref ref IUCN2009.1 assessors BirdLife ... Linnaeus Linnaeus , 1758 range map range map width range map caption The Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata , or just Mandarin , is a medium sized perching duck , closely related to the North America n Wood ... title The Wood Duck and the Mandarin The Northern Wood Ducks publisher University of California Press isbn 0 520 20812 9 ref The Mandarin ducklings are almost identical in look to Wood ducklings, and appear ... because the eye stripe of Mandarin ducklings and Wood ducklings stops at the eye, while in Mallard ducklings it reaches all the way to the bill. Citation needed date August 2011 Mutations File Mandarin Duck.JPG thumb A mandarin duck swimming in Shepreth Wildlife Park There are various mutations of the Mandarin Duck found in captivity. The most common is the white Mandarin Duck. Although the origin .... This population is the result of several mandarin ducks escaping from captivity, then going on to reproduce ... Park , London, England In the wild, Mandarin Ducks breed in densely wooded areas near shallow lakes ... mandarin duck Mandarin Duck Fact Sheet, Lincoln Park Zoo ref The diet of Mandarin Ducks changes seasonally ..., and small snakes. ref name HonoluluZoo cite web url http www.honoluluzoo.org mandarin duck.htm title Mandarin Duck accessdate 5 February 2012 publisher Honolulu Zoo ref They feed mainly near dawn or dusk, perching in trees or on the ground during the day. Threats Predation of the Mandarin Duck ... s, and grass snake s are all predators of the Mandarin Duck. ref name HonoluluZoo The greatest threat to the Mandarin Duck is habitat loss due to loggers. Hunters are also a threat to the Mandarin Duck, because oftentimes, they are unable to recognize the Mandarin in flight and as a result, many are shot on accident. Mandarin ducks are not hunted for food, however they are still poached because their extreme beauty is prized. ref name HonoluluZoo In Chinese culture Mandarin Ducks, which are referred ... more details
refimprove date September 2010 Mandarin is a neighborhood located in the southern most portion of Jacksonville, Florida Jacksonville , in Duval County, Florida Duval County , Florida , United States . It is located on the eastern banks of the St. Johns River , across from Orange Park, Florida Orange Park . Mandarin was named after the Mandarin orange in 1830 by Calvin Reed, a prominent resident of the area . Once called a tropical paradise by author Harriett Beecher Stowe , the quaint area of Mandarin is marked by its history, ancient oak trees draped with Spanish moss, beautiful parks, marinas and more water views than any other area in Jacksonville. In the 19th century, Mandarin was a small farming village that shipped oranges, grapefruit, lemons and other fruits and vegetables to Jacksonville and points north on the steamships that traveled the St. Johns River. In 1864, the Union steamship, the Maple Leaf , hit a Confederate mine and sank just off Mandarin Point. Just a short drive south of Jacksonville s city center, the community is bordered by Beauclerc to the north, Julington Creek to the south and St. John s River to the west. History Harriet Beecher Stowe Main Palmetto Leaves ... a consolidated municipal unit. As part of this process, Mandarin ceased to exist as a political entity, and became part of the city of Jacksonville. In 1990, with the rapid growth of Mandarin, a new ... acceptance. The school was named Mandarin High School . Geography Mandarin is located at Coord ... A small chapel in Mandarin is dedicated to Harriet Beecher Stowe. Famous residents Allen Collins from the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd resided some of his last years in Mandarin. Consumer advocate Joe Cury lived and worked in Mandarin. References Reflist External links http fcit.usf.edu florida maps local duval Mandarin.htm Map of Mandarin, 1917 http www.mandarinmuseum.net Mandarin Museum & Historical ..., Florida Category United States places with Orthodox Jewish communities fr Mandarin Floride ... more details
Infobox Airline airline Mandarin Airlines fleet size 9 logo MandarinAirlinesLogo.png logo size 200px destinations 34 including charter flights IATA AE ICAO MDA callsign MANDARIN parent China Airlines founded ... alliance SkyTeam affiliate member website http www.mandarin airlines.com english index.htm mandarin airlines.com english index.htm Mandarin Airlines, Limited zh t p Hu x n H ngk ng is an airline ... airlines.com english contactus.htm Contact Us . Mandarin Airlines. Retrieved on March 15, 2010. ... subsidiary. It also operates charter services. Its main base is Taichung Airport . History Mandarin ... name of Mandarin Airlines. ref name MandarinHistory http www.mandarin airlines.com en about us mandarin.htm About Us . Mandarin Airlines . Retrieved on March 7, 2010. ref Mandarin s establishment had much to do with the political status of Taiwan . At the time, Mandarin Airlines parent company ..., thus Mandarin Airlines was established to take advantage of this, while preserving China Airlines ..., Mandarin Airlines started operations with direct flights from Taipei to Sydney in Australia . The next step was the opening of a direct air route to Vancouver in Canada on 7 December 1991. Thus, Mandarin .... Citation needed date June 2007 The China Trust Group pulled its investment in Mandarin Airlines on 31 ... by December 1992. Also, Mandarin Airlines role was changed to be a primary domestic and short range ... China Airlines formally merged its subsidiary, Mandarin Airlines, with Formosa Airlines under the Mandarin name. Mandarin took over Formosa s domestic operations and aircraft while Mandarin s fleet ... losing routes. Citation needed date June 2007 Mandarin Airlines is owned by China Airlines 93.99 ... mark and concept of operations . Mandarin Airlines . ref Destinations Mandarin Airlines operates ... Our Flight Destinations . Mandarin Airlines . ref The mainland Chinese destinations may include scheduled ... Codeshare agreements As of April 2012, Mandarin Airlines has codeshare agreement s with the following ... more details
unreferenced date November 2011 Infobox Television show name DAAI Mandarin format Program Feature runtime 24 menit creator director developer presenter Antony Hong starring voices narrated theme music composer opentheme endtheme composer country flagcountry Indonesia language Mandarin Chinese Mandarin num seasons num episodes list episodes executive producer Mansjur Tandiono Tjhin Hong Ling producer Suryawati Lim supervising producer Yabin Yap co producer editor Abdul Kadir story editor location camera Achmad Junaedi runtime network DAAI TV picture format audio format first run first aired 3 August 2008 last aired now preceded by followed by related website http www.daaitv.co.id program ProgramDAAIMandarin.html imdb id tv com id DAAI Mandarin zh E5 A4 A7 E6 84 9B E8 88 87 E6 82 A8 E5 88 86 E4 BA AB Da Ai Yu Nin Fen Xiang is a Mandarin Chinese Mandarin language television news program that has been aired on Da Ai TV Indonesia since 3 August 2008. The program was created to offer news to Mandarin speaking Chinese people living in Indonesia. It is on the 59th UHF Channel. The program highlights various themes such as social humanitarianism, health, education, and acculturation of Chinese Indonesian cultures. The program also aims at expanding viewers knowledge and providing a Mandarin learning device, enabling viewers to learn Mandarin through its shows. Program schedule First run Sunday at 18.30 WIB Re run Monday at 11.30 WIB, Friday at 23.00 WIB, Saturday at 07.00 WIB, Sunday at 12.00 WIB Presenter Antony Hong See also Tzu Chi Tzu Chi Malaysia Tzu Chi University id DAAI TV DAAI TV http zh.wikipedia.org zh hant E5 A4 A7 E6 84 9B E8 A1 9B E6 98 9F E9 9B BB E8 A6 96 Category Indonesian news television series Category Mandarin Chinese indonesia tv stub id DAAI Mandarin zh ... more details
about the carnivorous freshwater fish also known as the Chinese perch the saltwater aquarium fish also known as the mandarin goby mandarinfish Taxobox name Mandarin fish image image width 200px regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Actinopterygii ordo Perciformes familia Percichthyidae genus Siniperca species S. chuatsi binomial Siniperca chuatsi binomial authority Basilewsky, 1855 The mandarin fish or Chinese perch Siniperca chuatsi is a freshwater fish that lives in China. Its back is yellow, green or brown with many irregular black spots and patches. It has a big mouth and small round scales. Mandarin fish live in still water and move to deep water in winter. It should not be confused with the unrelated saltwater mandarinfish . The mandarin fish is very popular as food in China. Its name appears in many Chinese poems and books. References ITIS id 641911 taxon Siniperca chuatsi accessdate 24 January 2006 cite web url http www.fao.org figis servlet static?dom culturespecies&xml Siniperca chuatsi.xml title culturespecies Cultured Aquatic Species Information Programme Siniperca chuatsi 1 publisher Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations accessdate 2006 08 01 External links FishBase species genus Siniperca species chuatsi year 2004 month October http www.fishbase.se NomenClature ScientificNameSearchList.php?crit1 fieldname SYNONYMS.SynGenus&crit1 fieldtype CHAR&crit1 operator EQUAL&crit1 value Siniperca&crit2 fieldname SYNONYMS.SynSpecies&crit2 fieldtype CHAR&crit2 operator contains&crit2 value &group summary&backstep 2 Fishbase Genus Siniperca DEFAULTSORT Mandarin Fish Category Siniperca Category Animals described in 1855 Category Fish of Asia Category Fish of China Perciformes stub fr Perche chinoise ja ru uk zh ... more details
Infobox film name The Mandarin Mystery image The Mandarin Mystery.jpg image size caption director Ralph Staub producer Nat Levine producer br Victor Zobel associate producer writer Frederic Dannay story br John Francis Larkin writer br Manfred Lee story br Gertrude Orr writer br Rex Taylor writer narrator starring See below music cinematography Jack A. Marta editing Grace Goddard distributor released 23 December 1936 runtime 66 minutes USA br 53 minutes USA, edited version country USA language English budget gross preceded by followed by website The Mandarin Mystery is a 1936 American film directed by Ralph Staub , loosely based on The Chinese Orange Mystery , a novel featuring detective character Ellery Queen . Plot summary Empty section date December 2009 Cast Eddie Quillan as Ellery Queen Charlotte Henry as Josephine Temple Rita La Roy as Martha Kirk Wade Boteler as Inspector Queen Franklin Pangborn as Mellish, the hotel manager George Irving American actor George Irving as Dr. Alexander Kirk Kay Hughes as Irene Kirk William Newell actor William Newell as Detective Guffy George Walcott as Donald Trent Edwin Stanley as Howard Bronson Edgar Allen as Detective Bert Roach Richard Beach as Reporter Monte Vandergrift as Detective Grace Durkin as Girl on Street Corner Mary Russell as Girl on Street Corner Mary Bovard as Girl At Cocktail Bar June Johnson as Girl At Cocktail Bar Soundtrack Empty section date December 2009 External links IMDb title id 0029207 title The Mandarin Mystery Internet Archive film id TheMandarinMystery name The Mandarin Mystery Use dmy dates date January 2011 DEFAULTSORT Mandarin Mystery Category 1936 films Category American films Category Comedy mystery films Category English language films Category Black and white films Category Republic Pictures films 1930s comedy film stub ... more details
Infobox language name Singaporean Mandarin nativename lang zh region Singapore speakers 200,000 ref ref ethnologue cmn Mandarin ref date 1985 speakers2 880,000 Second language L2 speakers familycolor Sino Tibetan fam2 Chinese languages Chinese fam3 Mandarin Chinese Mandarin fam4 Beijing dialect fam5 Standard Mandarin iso3 notice IPA Life in Singapore Singaporean Mandarin zh s t p X nji p Hu y is a variety of Mandarin Chinese widely spoken in Singapore. It is one of the four ... language Tamil . Singapore Mandarin can be classified into two distinct Mandarin dialects, Standard Singaporean Mandarin and Colloquial Singaporean Mandarin . These two dialects are easily distinguishable to a person proficient in Mandarin. Standard Singaporean Mandarin is the register of Mandarin ... in all Singapore government schools while Colloquial Singaporean Mandarin Singdarin is the form used by the general populace, usually among those with poorer command of Mandarin and who are less exposed to Standard Mandarin . They tend to infuse the language with many words from other Chinese dialects, Malay and English. The official standard of Mandarin of Republic of Singapore , known in Singapore ... Chinese , is almost identical to the standard of Mandarin used in the People s Republic of China , known in there as P t nghu lang zh . Standard Singaporean Mandarin , which is usually heard on Singaporean Mandarin language TV and radio news broadcast, is generally similar to Putonghua in terms .... However, in terms of colloquial spoken Mandarin, Singaporean Mandarin is still subject to influence ... differences between colloquial Singaporean Mandarin and Putonghua . Colloquial Singaporean Mandarin bears the closest resemblance with Colloquial Malaysian Mandarin . Singaporean Mandarin ... Mandarin Campaign in 1979. It is today considered to be the second most commonly spoken language in Singapore ... and were able to speak Singaporean Mandarin. ref name Singapore Census 2000 citation url http ... more details
Taxobox name Mandarin Vole status LC status system IUCN3.1 status ref ref name iucn IUCN2008 assessors Batsaikhan, N. & Tsytsulina, K. year 2008 id 11342 0 title Lasiopodomys mandarinus downloaded 5 June 2009 Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is of least concern. ref regnum Animal ia phylum Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Rodent ia familia Cricetidae genus Lasiopodomys species L. mandarinus binomial Lasiopodomys mandarinus binomial authority Milne Edwards , 1871 The Mandarin Vole Lasiopodomys mandarinus is a species of vole found in central China as well as the southern and central Korean Peninsula . An adult Mandarin Vole is typically of about 115 millimeters in length, in addition to about 28 mm of tail. It is smaller and darker in color than the Reed Vole , Microtus fortis . See also wikispecies Lasiopodomys List of placental mammals List of mammals of Korea References Reflist Arvicolinae Category Fauna of Korea Category Voles and lemmings es Lasiopodomys mandarinus eu Lasiopodomys mandarinus sr Lasiopodomys mandarinus ... more details
Cui operas The Mandarin s Son in Cyrillic Syn mandarina in transliteration is comic opera in one act by C sar Cui , composed in 1859. The libretto , which includes spoken dialogue, was written by V.A. Krylov. No small influence for this work came from the French composer Daniel Auber , particularly his Le cheval de bronze , which had a similar setting, and was being performed in Saint Petersburg at the time. Cui dedicated this opera to his bride, Mal vina Bamberg. They had married the previous year. The orchestration is credited to Mily Balakirev . Performance History Image CastOfMandarin 1900 CuiIP 309 600 caption.JPG thumb 210px left The cast of a production of The Mandarin s Son from 1900 The first performance of The Mandarin s Son was domestic, so to speak. It occurred on 22 February 1859 at the apartment of Cui s in laws in Saint Petersburg , with piano accompaniment. The cast for this performance included Modest Mussorgsky Mussorgsky in the role of the Mandarin and Mal vina as the Innkeeper s daughter. The first public performance was given on 7 December 1878 in St. Petersburg, by the Artists Club . Thereafter it proved to be one of the few operas by Cui that was popular in Imperial Russia . Soon after the composer s death, however, the opera seemed to have disappeared from the repertory in Russia . It was revived, however, in 1998 by the Pokrovsky Chamber Music Theater in Moscow in a modified production. Image SobinovAsMuri CuiIP 296 300.jpg thumb 100px left Sobinov as Muri, probably 1901 1902 Roles class wikitable Role Voice type Premiere Cast, February 22, 1859 br piano accompaniment performed br by Cui and Balakirev Kau Tsing, the mandarin ... to leave. In the meantime, the Mandarin has arrived, searching for his long lost son, who turns out ... Cui Cui, C sar . The Mandarin s Son comic opera in one act . . . , 1859. . Le fils du mandarin op ra comique en un acte. R duction pour ... more details
Unreferenced date November 2006 Infobox language name Shenyang dialect nativename familycolor Sino Tibetan states People s Republic of China China region Shenyang speakers fam2 Chinese languages Chinese fam3 Mandarin Chinese Mandarin fam4 Northeastern Mandarin map mapcaption Shenyang Mandarin is a dialect of Northeastern Mandarin used by people in and around Shenyang , the capital of Liaoning province and the largest city in Northeast China . It is very close to Standard Chinese but has some notably distinctive words. Some people think of it as a strong accent rather than a distinct dialect. Because of its similarity to the standard language, pinyin can be used to represent the pronunciation. However, as schools in Shenyang teach only the standard language, usage of the dialect is dwindling. Image Pinyin Tone Chart.svg right thumb 150px Relative pitch changes of the four tones in Standard Chinese. Shenyang diverges the most with tone 1. The most distinctive aspect of the Shenyang dialect is the much lower pitch of the first tone than in Standard Chinese. It would be positioned at 2, rather than 5, on the chart at right. As a result it can sound rather like the third tone. Like Beijing dialect , Shenyang dialect is characterized by erhua . Some of the words in Shenyang dialect come from other languages like the Manchu language . One example is g l r corner . Examples of words in various Northeastern dialects note that these may not be specific to Shenyang class wikitable Northeastern Mandarin pinyin Standard Mandarin Meaning b g nt ngr Can t make it, Can t be on time b lin g r Knee , g da Place d se Show off l ob zi le A lot r r di Interjection for increasing speed m itai Filthy g h What are you doing? k chen pronounced kezhen Ugly Bad looking l o Very m l ng Dragonfly Category Mandarin Chinese ... more details
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