变本加厉

Traditional: 變本加厲

biàn běn jiā lì

Dictionary entry

lit. change to more severe (idiom); to become more intense (esp. of shortcoming)

What does 变本加厉 mean?

变本加厉 (biàn běn jiā lì) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. change to more severe (idiom); to become more intense (esp. of shortcoming)

2to aggravate

3to intensify

Character breakdown

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变biànto change · to become different 本běn(bound form) root; stem · (bound form) origin; source 加JiāCanada (abbr. for 加拿大[Jia1 na2 da4]) · surname Jia 厉Lìsurname Li

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变本加厉

biàn běn jiā lì

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