尚方宝剑 shàng fāng bǎo jiàn

DEFINITIONS

  1. variant of 尚方劍|尚方剑[shang4 fang1 jian4]
  2. imperial sword (giving bearer arbitrary powers)
  3. in fiction, Chinese version of 007's license to kill

CHARACTERS

尚 shàng
HSK 5
still, yet; even; fairly, rather
方 fāng
HSK 3
a square, rectangle; a region; local
宝 bǎo
HSK 5
treasure, jewel; precious, rare
剑 jiàn
HSK 6
sword, dagger, saber