更有甚者 (gèng yǒu shèn zhě) — (fixed expression) what is more; even worse; furthermore (introducing a more extreme or serious point)

Definition

A written connector used to escalate: 'what's more / even worse / to make matters worse' — introduces a point more extreme than the previous one.

idiom
(fixed expression) what is moreeven worsefurthermore (introducing a more extreme or serious point)

Examples

  • ，更有甚者，。
    Tā bù jǐn chí dào, gèng yǒu shèn zhě, hái wàng le dài wén jiàn.
    Not only was he late, but what's more, he also forgot to bring the documents.
  • ，更有甚者，。
    Zhè jiā gōng sī chǎn pǐn zhì liàng chà, gèng yǒu shèn zhě, shòu hòu fú wù yě jí qí zāo gāo.
    This company's product quality is poor, and to make matters worse, the after-sales service is also extremely bad.
  • ，更有甚者，。
    Xǔ duō chéng shì miàn lín jiāo tōng yōng dǔ, gèng yǒu shèn zhě, kōng qì wū rǎn yě rì yì yán zhòng.
    Many cities face traffic congestion; furthermore, air pollution is also getting worse day by day.

Origin

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
攴攴pūhand holding a whip; action
Sound part声符shēngfú
𰀒
𰀒𰀒更gēng
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The old form showed two chariots, 𰀒; 攴, a hand holding a whip, was added to show action, and one chariot part was dropped. The remaining part changed into the shape seen in 更.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
肉肉ròumeat
Sound part声符shēngfú
又
又yòu有yǒu
Same sound today

The form 有 combines 又, used for its sound, with a shape from 肉, 'meat'; the hand-holding-meat story is a folk explanation, not shown in the oldest shape.

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

甚 combines 甘 and 匕. The evidence gives no meaning for either part.

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A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

The form 者 originally drew a sugarcane with full stems, small points around it, and an open smiling mouth at the bottom.

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