shàng​gāng​shàng​xiàn

to elevate to the level of principle

  • created sense approved 上纲上线/上綱上線 · shàng​gāng​shàng​xiàn · to elevate to the level of principle — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    shàng​gāng​shàng​xiàn

    to elevate to the level of principle

    to criticize an action by framing it as a matter of political principle or ideological line struggle (PRC political jargon)

    上纲 (literal) → 上纲/上綱 · shàng​gāng · to raise to a matter of principle 上线 (literal) → 上线/上線 · shàng​xiàn · to treat as political

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 上纲上线/上綱上線 · shàng​gāng​shàng​xiàn · to make a mountain out of a molehill — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

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    shàng​gāng​shàng​xiàn

    to make a mountain out of a molehill

    to treat a minor issue as a matter of high principle; to blow things out of proportion by applying excessive ideological or moral weight to a small mistake

    上纲 (literal) → 上纲/上綱 · shàng​gāng · to raise to a matter of principle 上线 (literal) → 上线/上線 · shàng​xiàn · to treat as political

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