a) the national version of the Chinese language
b) an offensive term for a bureaucrat/civil servant
definition b) of Manadarin refers to the fact that, in ancient China, a Mandarin was not only a scribe, but was also a gov't bureaucrat or civil servant.
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a) the national version of Chinese
b) an offensive term for a bureaucrat/civil servant
the definition b) of Manadarin refers to the fact that, in ancient China, a Mandarin not only knew how to read and write, but was also a gov't bureaucrat or civil servant.