愈演愈烈

yù yǎn yù liè

Dictionary entry

ever more critical

What does 愈演愈烈 mean?

愈演愈烈 (yù yǎn yù liè) has the following dictionary meaning.

1ever more critical

2problems get more and more intense

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愈yùthe more...(the more...) · to recover 演yǎnto perform (a play etc); to stage (a show) · (bound form) to develop; to play out; to carry out (a task)烈lièardent · intense

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yù yǎn yù liè

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