shí'èr​jīn​pái

urgent orders

十二金牌 shí'èr​jīn​pái
urgent orders
repeated urgent orders from the highest level; used to describe a situation that is extremely pressing. This expression refers to the twelve gold plaques sent in a single day to recall the general 岳飞 yuè​fēi during the Song dynasty.

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