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越演越烈

Mandarin · pinyin yuè yǎn yuè liè

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4–3–4–4 · yue4 yan3 yue4 lie4

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jyut6 jin5 jyut6 lit6

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(idiomatic) synonym of 愈演愈烈 (yùyǎnyùliè, “to become more and more intense and serious”)