越演越烈

Chinese

		to exceed; to climb over; to surpass to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more ... the more	to develop; to evolve; to practise to develop; to evolve; to practise; to perform; to play; to act	to exceed; to climb over; to surpass to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more ... the more	ardent; intense; split ardent; intense; split; crack; rend
trad. (越演越烈)		越	演	越	烈
simp. #(越演越烈)		越	演	越	烈

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yuèyǎnyuèliè

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄝˋ ㄧㄢˇ ㄩㄝˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyut⁶ jin² jyut⁶ lit⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yuèyǎnyuèliè
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄝˋ ㄧㄢˇ ㄩㄝˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yuèyǎnyuèliè
    • Wade–Giles: yüeh⁴-yen³-yüeh⁴-lieh⁴
    • Yale: ywè-yǎn-ywè-lyè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuehyeanyuehlieh
    • Palladius: юэяньюэле (juejanʹjuele)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛ⁵¹ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɛ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyut⁶ jin² jyut⁶ lit⁶
    • Yale: yuht yín yuht liht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jyt⁹ jin² jyt⁹ lit⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yud⁶ yin² yud⁶ lid⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːt̚² jiːn³⁵ jyːt̚² liːt̚²/

Idiom

越演越烈

1. Synonym of 愈演愈烈 (yùyǎnyùliè, “to become more and more intense and serious”)