上方宝剑 — “Imperial sword”
上方宝剑 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a metaphor for a directive, instruction, or document from a higher authority that grants significant power, final say, or unquestionable legitimacy to an action; originally, an imperial sword granting power to execute first and report later”. Literally, “imperial sword”.
上方宝剑 Pronunciation and Pinyin
上方宝剑 Character Breakdown
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- shàng上shàng上xià下xià下throughout an organization or a place
- shàng上xià下yī一xīn心united from top to bottom
- shàng上xià下wéi为nán难difficult from both sides
- shàng上xià下jiāo交kùn困struggling from top to bottom
- shàng上xià下qí其shǒu手collude to manipulate unfairly
- shàng上xià下tóng同xīn心All levels united in spirit
- shàng上xià下tóng同yù欲all levels united in purpose
- shàng上xià下tóng同mén门paternal aunt's husband and niece's husband
- shàng上xià下tiān天guāng光sky and water merge in light
- shàng上xià下dǎ打liang量look someone over carefully
- shàng上xià下fú浮dòng动fluctuate up and down
- shàng上xià下xiāng相ān安superiors and subordinates coexist peacefully
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What does 上方宝剑 mean?
上方宝剑 (shàng fāng bǎo jiàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a metaphor for a directive, instruction, or document from a higher authority that grants significant power, final say, or unquestionable legitimacy to an action; originally, an imperial sword granting power to execute first and report later”.
How do you pronounce 上方宝剑?
上方宝剑 is pronounced shàng fāng bǎo jiàn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 上方宝剑 literally mean?
Literally, 上方宝剑 means “imperial sword”. It is used to mean “a metaphor for a directive, instruction, or document from a higher authority that grants significant power, final say, or unquestionable legitimacy to an action; originally, an imperial sword granting power to execute first and report later”.
What is the Chinese definition of 上方宝剑?
尚方署特制的皇帝御用的宝剑。古代天子派大臣处理重大案件时，常赐以上方宝剑，表示授于全权，可以先斩后奏。现用以比喻来自上级的口头指示或书面文件。