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愈演愈烈 (jyu6 jin2 jyu6 lit6) — to become ever more violent ; to grow in intensity ; increasingly fierce in Cantonese

jyuˍ₆愈jinˊ²演jyuˍ₆愈litˍ₆烈
Mandarin Pinyin: yu3 yan3 yu3 lie4

Meaning of 愈演愈烈

nounto become ever more violent ; to grow in intensity ; increasingly fierce

Characters in 愈演愈烈

愈jyu6
more and more; the more ... the more ...; increasingly | [variant] 越
演jin2
drill; practise; exercise
烈lit6
intense; fierce; strong; acute

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