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变本加厉

biàn běn jiā lì
Rare

Definitions

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

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Child Words of 变本加厉

加
jiā

to add

本
běn

root

变
biàn

to change

厉
lì

strict