变本加厉 in English bian4 ben3 jia1 li4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) change to more severe (idiomatic expression); to become more intense (particularly of shortcoming)
  • to aggravate
  • to intensify

Simplified Characters

变 本 加 厉

Traditional Characters

變 本 加 厲

Pinyin

bian4 ben3 jia1 li4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

变bian4to change 本ben3root 加jia1abbr. for Canada 加拿大[Jia1 na2 da4] 厉li4surname Li