Mandarin orange fruits are small 40–80 millimetres (1.6–3.1 in). Their colour is orange, yellow-orange, or red-orange. The skin is thin and peels off easily. Their easiness to peel is an important advantage of mandarin oranges over other citrus fruits. Just like with other citrus fruits, the endocarp (inner flesh) is separated into segments, which in their turn consist of a large number …

Mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata), a sweet, orange-like citrus fruit; Mandarin duck (Aix galericulata), a perching duck species found in East Asia; Mandarin dogfish, two species of small shark in the genus Cirrhigaleus off East Asian coast; …

Mandarin (/ ˈ m æ n d ər ɪ n / (); simplified Chinese: 官话; traditional Chinese: 官話; pinyin: Guānhuà; lit. 'officials' speech') is a group of Chinese (Sinitic) dialects that are natively spoken across most of northern and southwestern China.The group includes the Beijing dialect, the basis of the phonology of Standard Chinese, the official language of China.

Profanity in Mandarin Chinese most commonly involves sexual references and scorn of the object's ancestors, especially their mother. Other Mandarin insults accuse people of not being human. Compared to English, scatological and blasphemous references are less often used. In this article, unless otherwise noted, the traditional character will follow its simplified form if it is …

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The Mandarin is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.He is the archenemy of Iron Man. The character was created by Stan Lee and designed by Don Heck, first appearing in Tales of Suspense #50 (Feb. 1964). The character is described as being born in China before the Communist revolution to a wealthy Chinese father and an …

A mandarin (Chinese: 官; pinyin: guān) was a bureaucrat scholar in the history of China, Korea and Vietnam. The term is generally applied to the officials appointed through the imperial examination system; it sometimes includes the eunuchs also involved in …

Mandarin is a neighborhood located in the southernmost portion of Jacksonville, in Duval County, Florida, United States.It is located on the eastern banks of the St. Johns River, across from Orange Park.It's a short drive south of Jacksonville's city center, and is bordered by Beauclerc to the north, Julington Creek to the south and St. John's River to the west.

Hanyu Pinyin (simplified Chinese: 汉语拼音; traditional Chinese: 漢語拼音; pinyin: hànyǔ pīnyīn), often shortened to just pinyin, is the official romanization system for Standard Mandarin Chinese in China, and to some extent, in Singapore and Malaysia.It is often used to teach Mandarin, normally written in Chinese form, to learners already familiar with the Latin alphabet.

Le canard mandarin (Aix galericulata) est une espèce de canards appartenant à la famille des anatidés, originaire d'Asie du Nord-Est. Il peut cependant être observé à l'état sauvage en Europe où quelques individus échappés de captivité se sont acclimatés et …