shí'èr​jīn​pái

urgent orders

Senses

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.

References

variant 十二金牌/十二金牌 十二道金牌/十二道金牌