尚方寶劍 [－－宝剑]

Jyutping soeng6 fong1 bou2 gim3
Pinyin shàng fāng bǎo jiàn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  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
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
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Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    a permission allowing someone to exercise another person's power arbitrarily (or something certifying this permission)
  2. noun, historical
    imperial sword
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    尚方宝剑
    尚方寶劍
    soeng6 fong1 bou2 gim3
    • literally: imperial sword (giving bearer arbitrary powers)