biàn běn jiā lì

Traditional: 變本加厲

变本加厉 (biàn běn jiā lì) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. change to more severe (idiom); to become more intense (esp. of shortcoming); to aggravate; to intensify”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. change to more severe (idiom); to become more intense (esp. of shortcoming)
  2. 2to aggravate
  3. 3to intensify

Characters in 变本加厉

变biàn · to change本běn · (bound form) root; stem加jiā · to add厉lì · strict

Related words

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