尚方劍
shàng​fāng​jiàn

imperial sword

  • created reference approved 尚方剑/尚方劍 → 上方剑/上方劍 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    尚方剑 / 尚方劍 shàng​fāng​jiàn

    上方剑 / 上方劍 shàng​fāng​jiàn

    variant

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 尚方剑/尚方劍 · shàng​fāng​jiàn · imperial sword — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    尚方剑 / 尚方劍

    shàng​fāng​jiàn

    imperial sword

    (bound form) an imperial sword representing the emperor's supreme authority, given to officials to act on his behalf; figuratively, a special license or power to act without interference.

    尚 (literal) → 尚 · shàng · to manage 方 (literal) → 方 · fāng · place 剑 (literal) → 剑/劍 · jiàn · sword

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

    created sense