愈演愈烈 [－－－－]

Jyutping jyu6 jin2 jyu6 lit6
Pinyin yù yǎn yù liè

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. ever more critical
  2. problems get more and more intense
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to become more and more intense and serious
    (syn.) 越演越烈
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #5130
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    在这个城市，白人和黑人间的争端愈演愈烈。
    在這個城市，白人和黑人間的爭端愈演愈烈。
    zài zhè ge chéng shì ， bái rén hé hēi rén jiān de zhēng duān yù yǎn yù liè 。
    • The conflict between blacks and whites in the city became worse.