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Original source entry:
尚方寶劍 尚方宝剑 [shang4 fang1 bao3 jian4] /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/Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.
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