Mandarin — dune

This article refers to elements from the cinematic universe established with Dune (2021)

Mandarin was an ancient Terran language. Atreides Suk Doctor Wellington Yueh communicated with Paul Atreides in Mandarin prior to Paul's testing by Gaius Helen Mohiam.

Example of use

Mandarin	Galach
Dr. Yueh 有关姐妹会的事，我是略有所闻。她们说她们的存在是为了要造福更多的人。我并不是要冒犯你的母亲，但说到底，她们做的一切都是为了她们自己人。	Dr. Yueh The Bene Gesserit say they serve the greater good... But, meaning no disrespect to your lady mother... they also serve their own designs.
Paul Atreides 你什么意思？	Paul Atreides What are you saying?
Dr. Yueh 当心点。^[1]	Dr. Yueh Go carefully.^[2]

It was director Denis Villeneuve's idea to have Paul and Yueh speak an ancient language. It was then decided that Mandarin should be the language spoken since Yueh 'represented someone from Asia'.^[3]
The final shooting draft for Dune contains slightly different dialogue: "I am only a doctor of the Suk School. But I know a little of the Bene Gesserit. They say they exist to serve -- but, meaning no disrespect to your lady mother -- they also serve their own designs."^[4]