WordTaiwan frequency #20,052
變本加厲
ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄣˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˋ
“to become worse or more intense than before; to escalate beyond the original state”
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變
ㄅㄧㄢˋ
To change or transform into something different; to vary; to alter; a rebellion or sudden disturbance; strange or peculiar.
本
ㄅㄣˇ
Root or trunk of a plant; origin or source of something; basis; capital or principal; classifier for books or periodicals; this; current.
加
ㄐㄧㄚ
To add; to increase; to augment; to put on; to apply; to make; Canada (abbr.); surname Jia.
厲
ㄌㄧˋ
Strict; severe; to sharpen or whet; a whetstone; a surname; also refers to illness or disaster; leprosy (Taiwan usage).
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Words sharing these characters
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- 日本ㄖˋ ㄅㄣˇJapan; island nation in East Asia between the Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Japan.
- 參加ㄘㄢ ㄐㄧㄚto participate; to take part; to join an activity or event.
- 增加ㄗㄥ ㄐㄧㄚto increase; to raise; to add to; to augment
- 改變ㄍㄞˇ ㄅㄧㄢˋto change; to alter; to transform
- 加上ㄐㄧㄚ ㄕㄤˋplus; to add; to put in; to add on; in addition; on top of that.
- 變成ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄔㄥˊto change into; to turn into; to become; to transform from one form into another
- 根本ㄍㄣ ㄅㄣˇfundamental; basic; root; simply; absolutely (not); (not) at all
- 原本ㄩㄢˊ ㄅㄣˇoriginally; at first; the original version or source; the basis or foundation of something
- 加入ㄐㄧㄚ ㄖㄨˋto join; to become a member; to participate; to add in; to mix into
- 基本ㄐㄧ ㄅㄣˇbasic; fundamental; main; elementary; essential; primary; core; foundational
- 變化ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋto change; to vary; a change or transformation in form, nature, or state.
- 本身ㄅㄣˇ ㄕㄣitself; in itself; per se; oneself; personally; the thing in its own right.