犯上

to offend one's superiors

to violate / to offend / to assault / criminal / crime / to make a mistake / recurrence (of mistake or sth bad)

used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]

(bound form) up; upper; above; previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb; to get onto; to go up / to attend (class or university) / (directional complement) up / (noun suffix) on; above

to rebel against the emperor (idiom)

to disrespect one's superiors / to offend one's elders