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變本加厲 (bin3 bun2 gaa1 lai6) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

變本加厲 (bin3 bun2 gaa1 lai6, biàn běn jiā lì) — lit. change to more severe (idiom); to become more intense (esp. of shortcoming); to aggravate; to intensify

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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 變化無常 (bin3 faa3 mou4 soeng4) — variable; constantly changing
• 變性人 (bin3 sing3 jan4) — Trans-gender people; a transsexual
• 變態佬 (bin3 taai3 lou2) — pervert(male)
• 變相公投 (bin3 soeng3 gung1 tau4) — Disguised referendum; de facto referendum
• 變種人 (bin3 zung2 jan4) — Mutants
• 變遷 (bin3 cin1) — transition

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