越演越烈

yuè yǎn yuè liè

Dictionary entry

to be intensifying

What does 越演越烈 mean?

越演越烈 (yuè yǎn yuè liè) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to be intensifying

2to be getting worse and worse

3to start to run rampant

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越Yuègeneric word for peoples or states of south China or south Asia at different historical periods · abbr. for Vietnam 越南演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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越演越烈

yuè yǎn yuè liè

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