Chinese Traditional: 變本加厲
Chinese Simplified: 变本加厉
Pinyin: bian4 ben3 jia1 li4
Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˋ
English Meaning: to go from bad to worse, to double down, to intensify

Related Words:

 

biàn

1. to change, to transform 2. rebellion

Here: to change, to transform

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běn

1. root, origin, source, basis 2. (a measure word for books, albums, magazines) 3. this, the current 4. one's (the speaker's) own 5. capital, principal 6. edition, version, copy 7. originally, initially 8. here, this very

Here: root, origin, source, basis

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jiā

1. to add 2. to join 3. plus

Here: to add

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1. strict, stern 2. severe 3. ferocious 4. to encourage, to urge 5. Li (Chinese surname) 6. to raise, to exert

Here: severe

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