越……越……
Chinese
to exceed; to climb over; to surpass to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more ... the more |
to exceed; to climb over; to surpass to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more ... the more | |||
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simp. and trad. (越……越……) |
越 | …… | 越 |
Pronunciation
Adverb
越……越……
- the more ... (the more); more and more
- 埋怨對於我們毫無益處,埋怨越多越痛苦,埋怨越少越快樂。 [MSC, trad.]
- Máiyuàn duìyú wǒmen háowú yìchù, máiyuàn yuè duō yuè tòngkǔ, máiyuàn yuè shǎo yuè kuàilè. [Pinyin]
- Complaining is of no benefit to us. The more we complain, the more painful it gets — the less we complain, the happier we feel.
埋怨对于我们毫无益处,埋怨越多越痛苦,埋怨越少越快乐。 [MSC, simp.]- 佢越食越肥。 [Cantonese] ― keoi5 jyut6 sik6 jyut6 fei4. [Jyutping] ― He gets fatter the more he eats.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 越……越…… (“the more ... , the more ...”) [map]
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