汉语为什么又叫Mandarin？

汉语为什么又叫Mandarin？　　Mandarin (noun)　　Definition: In Webster's 1828 dictionary, a mandarin was a magistrate or gover

汉语为什么又叫Mandarin？

　　Mandarin (noun)

　　Definition: In Webster's 1828 dictionary, a mandarin was a magistrate or governor of a province in China. (Mind your history, nowWebster's was speaking of the imperial government, long before Mao Zedong). From that root, the meaning of mandarin took on a disapproving tone in modern English until it came to refer to a behind-the-scenes powerbroker in government. It also means a member of an elite intellectual group or one who believes in rule by the cultural elite.

　　Usage: Calling someone a mandarin with a small m usually is not flattering. However, Mandarin, capital M, refers to a group of Chinese dialects spoken in about 4/5 of China and centering on Beijing. The mandarin orange uses the same name because it is native to the same general area (southeastern Asia).

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