金書鐵券
jīn​shū​tiě​quàn

iron certificate

  • created sense approved 金书铁券/金書鐵券 · jīn​shū​tiě​quàn · iron certificate — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    金书铁券 / 金書鐵券

    jīn​shū​tiě​quàn

    iron certificate

    decree granted by an emperor to a meritorious official, often exempting the recipient and their descendants from criminal prosecution; literally gold-inscribed iron certificate

    金 (literal) → 金 · jīn · golden 书 (literal) → 书/書 · shū · to write 铁券 (literal) → 铁券/鐵券 · tiě​quàn · iron plaque

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    created sense