愈演愈烈 (yù yǎn yù liè) — to become increasingly intense or acute; to escalate (used for problems, conflicts, disputes)
Definition
A fixed phrase meaning a bad situation keeps getting worse and worse — focus on intensification, not origin. Unlike 滋生 (problems generating/breeding), it stresses that something already bad escalates further.
phrase
to become increasingly intense or acuteto escalate (used for problems, conflicts, disputes)
Examples
- 愈演愈烈，。Liǎng guó de mào yì mó cā yù yǎn yù liè, guó jì shè huì shí fēn dān yōu.The trade friction between the two countries is escalating, and the international community is very worried.
- ，愈演愈烈。Suí zhe hù lián wǎng de fā zhǎn, rén yǔ rén zhī jiān de jìng zhēng yù yǎn yù liè.With the development of the internet, competition among people is becoming more and more intense.
- 愈演愈烈，。Shuāng fāng de máo dùn yù yǎn yù liè, zuì zhōng dǎo zhì guān xì pò liè.The contradiction between the two sides intensified, ultimately leading to a broken relationship.
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