上綱上線

Chinese

			to go online; to raise an issue to a political level; to politicize
trad. (上綱上線/上綱上綫)		上綱	上線/上綫
simp. (上纲上线)		上纲	上线

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shànggāngshàngxiàn

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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shànggāngshàngxiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄍㄤㄕㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqgangshanqshiann
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ kɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: soeng⁵ gong¹ soeng⁵ sin³
  - Yale: séuhng gōng séuhng sin
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁵ gong¹ soeng⁵ sin³
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêng⁵ gong¹ sêng⁵ xin³
  - IPA ^(key): /sœ̽ːŋ¹³ kɔːŋ⁵⁵ sœ̽ːŋ¹³ 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, etc.

See also

小題大做／小题大做 (xiǎotídàzuò)

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