mandarins
- plural of mandarin.
Example Sentences
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According to an AFP journalist, mandarins in Ashgabat cost $1.90, apples more than $2 and a pack of cigarettes has risen to $3 -- pretty much double what they were.
From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026
This is not what the mandarins of baseball call analytics.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
Did someone forget to tell the mandarins investigating X?
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025
Yet as costs have surged, the taste is changing too, with certain manufacturers substituting oranges for mandarins to cut costs.
From BBC • Oct. 21, 2025
His duties are to write dispatches in Chinese to the mandarins and to be the one connecting link between the native authorities and the particular foreign Consul in whose service he happens to be.
From Sidelights on Chinese Life by Macgowan, J. (John)
