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Home / Idiom / 变本加厉

lit. change to more severe (idiom); to become more intense (esp. of shortcoming) · to aggravate · to intensify

变本加厉
biàn běn jiā lì
b+iàn·4th toneb+ěn·3rd tonej+iā·1st tonel+ì·4th tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
absolutely unrestrained · unbridled · without the slightest scruple肆无忌惮sì wú jì dànto intensify加剧jiā jù
Antonyms
(idiom) negligible; insignificant微不足道wēi bù zú dàoto cut a long story short · a brief treatment of a complicated subject · fig. to treat an important question as a minor matter大题小作dà tí xiǎo zuò