愈嚟愈 [－－－]

Jyutping jyut6 lai4 jyut6
Pinyin yù lí yù

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 副詞
    漸漸​；​有​一個​向​住​某個​方向​嘅​趨​勢
    more and more
    • 越嚟越大
      越嚟越大
      jyut6 lai4 jyut6 daai6
      getting bigger and bigger
    • 天氣越嚟越凍。
      天气越嚟越冻。
      tin1 hei3 jyut6 lai4 jyut6 dung3.
      The weather gets colder and colder.
  2. 參看
    越嚟越
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    啲噪音愈嚟愈大声。
    啲噪音愈嚟愈大聲。
    di1 cou3 jam1 jyu6 lai4 jyu6 daai6 sing1 。
    • The noise is getting louder and louder.
  2. Cantonese
    呢排啲天气愈嚟愈凉爽喇。
    呢排啲天氣愈嚟愈涼爽喇。
    nei4 paai4 di1 tin1 hei3 jyu6 lai4 jyu6 loeng4 song2 laa3 。
    • It is getting cooler and cooler.
  3. Cantonese
    你都系快啲去瞓啦，如果唔系啲感冒就会愈嚟愈劲㗎啦。
    你都係快啲去瞓啦，如果唔係啲感冒就會愈嚟愈勁㗎啦。
    nei5 dou1 hai6 faai3 di1 heoi3 fan3 laa1 ， jyu4 gwo2 m4 hai6 di1 gam2 mou6 zau6 wui2 jyu6 lai4 jyu6 ging6 gaa3 laa1 。
    • You had better go to bed right away, or your cold will get worse.
  4. Cantonese
    呢排愈嚟愈多女人结咗婚都唔想改姓。
    呢排愈嚟愈多女人結咗婚都唔想改姓。
    nei4 paai4 jyu6 lai4 jyu6 do1 neoi5 jan4 git3 zo2 fan1 dou1 m4 soeng2 goi2 sing3 。
    • These days the number of women who don't want to change their family names even after they get married is increasing.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    而家无线电视，无论系新闻同剧集水准都愈嚟愈差。
    而家無線電視，無論係新聞同劇集水準都愈嚟愈差。
    • The quality of the news and dramas from TVB is getting worse and worse.
  2. Cantonese
    进化喺现代世界都重发生紧：好多细菌品种都会慢慢一代一代咁变到愈嚟愈有抗药性。
    進化喺現代世界都重發生緊：好多細菌品種都會慢慢一代一代咁變到愈嚟愈有抗藥性。
    • Evolution is happening even in the modern world: Many bacteria species becomes increasingly resistant to medicines over successive generations.
  3. Cantonese
    而家啲燃油愈嚟愈贵。
    而家啲燃油愈嚟愈貴。
    ji4 gaa1 di1 jin4 jau4 jyut6 lei4 jyut6 gwai3
    • The fuel is getting more expensive these days.
  4. Cantonese
    而家愈嚟愈少人用存折架喇，好多人都会直接上网睇返自己户口纪录。
    而家愈嚟愈少人用存摺架喇，好多人都會直接上網睇返自己户口紀錄。
    ji4 gaa1 jyut6 lai4 jyut6 siu2 jan4 jung6 cyun4 zip3 gaa3 laa3, hou2 do1 jan4 dou1 wui5 zik6 zip3 soeng5 mong5 tai2 faan1 zi6 gei2 ge3 wu6 hau2 gei2 luk6.
    • There are fewer people using passbooks now, most people simply check their bank account records online.
  5. Cantonese
    早期嘅人类社会有养狼。𠮶阵时啲人选择性咁净系将啲野性冇咁犀利嘅狼攞去配种，一代一代咁令到佢哋养𠮶啲狼嘅性格同特征变得愈嚟愈温顺－形成咗狗呢种新动物。呢个就系生物学上「驯养」嘅一个例子。
    早期嘅人類社會有養狼。嗰陣時啲人選擇性咁淨係將啲野性冇咁犀利嘅狼攞去配種，一代一代咁令到佢哋養嗰啲狼嘅性格同特徵變得愈嚟愈温順－形成咗狗呢種新動物。呢個就係生物學上「馴養」嘅一個例子。
    • Early human society kept wolves as pets. People at that time selectively bred wolves that were less ferocious, and, over successive generations, caused the wolves they kept to become more and more tamed - resulting in a new animal, dogs. This is an example of biological domestication.