Chinese

愈演愈烈

/y⁵¹ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ y⁵¹⁻⁵³ li̯ɛ⁵¹/

to become more and more intense and serious

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這個詞彙由「愈」、「演」、「烈」三個字組成。「愈」表示「更加」或「愈加」。「演」的意思是「發展」或「演變」，在字形結構上，它包含表示「水」的語義成分，以及表示讀音的「寅」字。

「烈」字的意思是「火熱」或「烈焰」，其字形結構包含表示「火」的語義成分，並以「列」作為讀音成分。「列」字則是由「刀」的語義成分與「𡿪」的讀音成分，以及「歹」的成分所組成。

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characterChinese愈 “more and more; even more”
characterChinese演 “to develop; to evolve”
- meaningChinese水 “water (Classifier: 瓶 m; 樽 c; 滴 m c; 池 m c; 盆 m c; 杯 m c)”
- soundChinese寅 “to revere; to respect”
characterChinese烈 “fiery; blazing”
- soundChinese列 “to tear apart; to break up; to separate; to split”
  - ideaChinese歹 “bone remnants”
  - soundChinese𡿪
  - ideaChinese刀 “knife; blade (Classifier: 把 m c g h j mb md w x; 張／张 c h; 叢／丛 mn; 支 mn mn-t)”
- meaningChinese火 “fire; flame (Classifier: 把 m; 團／团 m)”

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characterChinese愈 “more and more; even more”
characterChinese演 “to develop; to evolve”
- meaningChinese水 “water (Classifier: 瓶 m; 樽 c; 滴 m c; 池 m c; 盆 m c; 杯 m c)”
- soundChinese寅 “to revere; to respect”
characterChinese烈 “fiery; blazing”
- soundChinese列 “to tear apart; to break up; to separate; to split”
  - ideaChinese歹 “bone remnants”
  - soundChinese𡿪
  - ideaChinese刀 “knife; blade (Classifier: 把 m c g h j mb md w x; 張／张 c h; 叢／丛 mn; 支 mn mn-t)”
- meaningChinese火 “fire; flame (Classifier: 把 m; 團／团 m)”