上綱上線

Chinese

			to go online; to reach admission score
trad. (上綱上線/上綱上綫)		上綱	上線/上綫
simp. (上纲上线)		上纲	上线

Etymology

Originally used for describing the behaviour when denouncing and criticizing people thought to be capitalist roaders during the Cultural Revolution.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shànggāngshàngxiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄍㄤㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁵ gong¹ soeng⁵ sin³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shànggāngshàngxiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄍㄤㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shànggangshàngsiàn
  - Wade–Giles: shang⁴-kang¹-shang⁴-hsien⁴
  - Yale: shàng-gāng-shàng-syàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqgangshanqshiann
  - Palladius: шанганшансянь (šanganšansjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ kɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: soeng⁵ gong¹ soeng⁵ sin³
  - Yale: séuhng gōng séuhng sin
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁵ gong¹ soeng⁵ sin³
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁵ gong¹ sêng⁵ xin³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ¹³ kɔːŋ⁵⁵ sœːŋ¹³ siːn³³/

Idiom

上綱上線

(chiefly Mainland China) to be overcritical of a small issue by raising it to the level of important issues, such as the country, politics, society, ideology, etc.

Synonyms

無限上綱／无限上纲

See also

小題大做／小题大做 (xiǎotídàzuò)

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