势剑
shì​jiàn

imperial sword

  • created reference approved 势剑/勢劍 → 尚方宝剑/尚方寶劍 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    势剑 / 勢劍 shì​jiàn

    尚方宝剑 / 尚方寶劍 shàng​fāng​bǎo​jiàn

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 势剑/勢劍 · shì​jiàn · imperial sword — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    势剑 / 勢劍

    shì​jiàn

    imperial sword

    (literary) a sword bestowed by an emperor as a symbol of absolute power and authority; often refers specifically to the [[尚方宝剑|尚方寶劍|shang4 fang1 bao3 jian4]]

    势 (literal) → 势/勢 · shì · power 剑 (literal) → 剑/劍 · jiàn · sword

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense