丹書鐵契
dān​shū​tiě​qì

iron certificate

  • created sense approved 丹书铁契/丹書鐵契 · dān​shū​tiě​qì · iron certificate — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    丹书铁契 / 丹書鐵契

    dān​shū​tiě​qì

    iron certificate

    imperial edict inscribed on iron and filled with cinnabar, granted by an emperor to high officials or family members as a permanent guarantee of exceptional privilege or exemption from the death penalty

    丹书 (literal) → 丹书/丹書 · dān​shū · honorary contract 铁 (literal) → 铁/鐵 · tiě · iron 契 (literal) → 契 · qì · contract

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