愈演愈烈

Chinese

		heal; the more...the more; to recover heal; the more...the more; to recover; better	to develop; to evolve; to practise to develop; to evolve; to practise; to perform; to play; to act	heal; the more...the more; to recover heal; the more...the more; to recover; better	ardent; intense; split ardent; intense; split; crack; rend
trad. (愈演愈烈)		愈	演	愈	烈
simp. #(愈演愈烈)		愈	演	愈	烈

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yùyǎnyùliè

  (Zhuyin): ㄩˋ ㄧㄢˇ ㄩˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁶ jin² jyu⁶ lit⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yùyǎnyùliè
    • Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄧㄢˇ ㄩˋ ㄌㄧㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yùyǎnyùliè
    • Wade–Giles: yü⁴-yen³-yü⁴-lieh⁴
    • Yale: yù-yǎn-yù-lyè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuhyeanyuhlieh
    • Palladius: юйяньюйле (jujjanʹjujle)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y⁵¹ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ y⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɛ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyu⁶ jin² jyu⁶ lit⁶
    • Yale: yuh yín yuh liht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁶ jin² jy⁶ lit⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yu⁶ yin² yu⁶ lid⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyː²² jiːn³⁵ jyː²² liːt̚²/

Idiom

愈演愈烈

1. to become more and more intense and serious

Synonyms

• 越演越烈 (yuèyǎnyuèliè)