尚方剑 in English shang4 fang1 jian4 Meaning

Meanings

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

Simplified Characters

尚 方 剑

Traditional Characters

尚 方 劍

Pinyin

shang4 fang1 jian4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

尚shang4surname Shang 方fang1surname Fang 剑jian4double-edged sword