尚方寶劍

shàngfāngbǎojiàn

the emperor's sword (the bearer of which is invested with discretionary powers)—a symbol of delegated power

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variant of 尚方劍, 尚方剑, imperial sword (giving bearer arbitrary powers), in fiction, Chinese version of 007's license to kill

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尚方寶劍|尚方宝剑 [shàng fāng bǎo jiàn] ► variant of ↑尚方劍|↑尚方剑 [shàng fāng jiàn] ► imperial sword (giving bearer arbitrary powers) ► in fiction, Chinese version of 007's license to kill