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圣旨

聖旨
shèngzhǐ
noun #36,856

Measure Word

一道圣旨 dào

Meanings

  1. 1 imperial edict
  2. 2 emperor's decree

Examples

圣旨到,跪下接旨!
Shèngzhǐ dào, guìxià jiē zhǐ!
The imperial edict has arrived, kneel and receive it!
他拿着圣旨宣读。
Tā ná zhe shèngzhǐ xuāndú.
He read out the imperial edict.
你的话又不是圣旨,我凭什么都听你的?
Nǐ dehuà yòu búshì shèngzhǐ, wǒ píng shénme dōu tīng nǐ de?
What you say isn't an imperial edict — why should I do everything you tell me?

Tips

culture
In period dramas the edict-bearing eunuch opens with 奉天承运,皇帝诏曰 ('By the mandate of Heaven, the Emperor decrees') before reading the text.
usage
Used figuratively in modern speech: saying 这不是圣旨 means 'this isn't gospel / a binding order'.

Stroke Order

圣 shèng
旨 zhǐ