尚方宝剑 in English shang4 fang1 bao3 jian4 Meaning

Meanings

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

Simplified Characters

尚 方 宝 剑

Traditional Characters

尚 方 寶 劍

Pinyin

shang4 fang1 bao3 jian4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

尚shang4surname Shang 方fang1surname Fang 宝bao3variant of 寶|宝[bao3] 剑jian4double-edged sword