逐步升級 (zuk6 bou6 sing1 kap1) — escalation in Cantonesezukˍ₆逐bouˍ₆步singˉ¹升kapˉ¹級简 逐步升级Mandarin Pinyin: zhu2 bu4 sheng1 ji2Meaning of 逐步升級nounescalation