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有增無減

简 有增无减 · 繁 有增無減
Mandarin · pinyin yǒu zēng wú jiǎn

Meanings

  1. to increase without letup
  2. to get worse and worse (idiom)
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Characters in this entry

有
yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
增
zēng · increase, add to, augment
無
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減
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无
wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
减
jiǎn · decrease, subtract, diminish
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Entries containing 有增無減 ↗Words written with 有 ↗Words written with 增 ↗Words written with 無 ↗Words written with 減 ↗Words written with 无 ↗Words written with 减 ↗

Mandarin tones

3–1–2–3 · you3 zeng1 wu2 jian3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jau5 zang1 mou4 gaam2

Cantonese word readings for 有增無減. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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jau5 zang1 mou4 gaam2

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) to only increase and not decrease

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