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Mandopop

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmæn.dəʊˌpɒp/
  • General-American: /ˈmæn.doʊˌpɑp/

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noun

Meaning 1

Mandarin pop music.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Blend of Mandarin + -o- + pop.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مَانْدُوبُوب (mandubūb) — Mandarin pop music
  • Chinese Mandarin: 華語流行音樂 /华语流行音乐 (Huáyǔ liúxíng yīnyuè) — Mandarin pop music
  • Chinese Mandarin: 國語流行音樂 /国语流行音乐 (Guóyǔ liúxíng yīnyuè) — Mandarin pop music
  • Chinese Mandarin: 普通話歌曲 /普通话歌曲 (Pǔtōnghuà gēqǔ) — Mandarin pop music
  • French: mandopop — Mandarin pop music
  • German: Mandopop — Mandarin pop music
  • Hungarian: mandopop — Mandarin pop music
  • Indonesian: Pop Mandarin — Mandarin pop music
  • Italian: mandopop — Mandarin pop music
  • Japanese: 中華ポップ (Chūka-poppu) — Mandarin pop music
  • Japanese: 中華ポップス (Chūka-poppusu) — Mandarin pop music
  • Japanese: マンドポップ (mandopoppu) — Mandarin pop music
  • Korean: 만도팝 (mandopap) — Mandarin pop music
  • Norwegian: mandopop — Mandarin pop music
  • Russian: мандопо́п (mandopóp) — Mandarin pop music
  • Russian: мандари́н-поп (mandarín-pop) — Mandarin pop music
  • Russian: кита́йский поп (kitájskij pop) — Mandarin pop music