上纲上线 in English shang4 gang1 shang4 xian4 Meaning

Meanings

  • to make a mountain out of a molehill

Simplified Characters

上 纲 上 线

Traditional Characters

上 綱 上 線

Pinyin

shang4 gang1 shang4 xian4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

上shang4see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1] 纲gang1head rope of a fishing net 上shang4see 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1] 线xian4variant of 線|线[xian4]