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 ㄍㄤ ㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁵ gong¹ soeng⁵ sin³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shànggāngshàngxiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄍㄤ ㄕㄤˋ 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

1. (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)