越嚟越
Chinese
to exceed; to climb over; to surpass to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more ... the more |
(Cantonese) to come | to exceed; to climb over; to surpass to exceed; to climb over; to surpass; the more ... the more | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (越嚟越) | 越 | 嚟 | 越 | |
| simp. #(越嚟越) | 越 | 嚟 | 越 | |
Pronunciation
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jyut6 lai4 jyut6 / jyut6 lei4 jyut6
- Yale: yuht làih yuht / yuht lèih yuht
- Cantonese Pinyin: jyt9 lai4 jyt9 / jyt9 lei4 jyt9
- Guangdong Romanization: yud6 lei4 yud6 / yud6 léi4 yud6
- Sinological IPA (key): /jyːt̚² lɐi̯²¹ jyːt̚²/, /jyːt̚² lei̯²¹ jyːt̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Adverb
越嚟越
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 越來越 (“more and more; increasingly”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 愈來愈, 越來越 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 越來越 |
| Singapore | 越來越 | |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 越住越 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 越來越 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 越嚟越 |
| Hong Kong | 越嚟越 | |
| Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 越來越 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 越嚟越 | |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 越來越 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 越來越 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 緊來緊 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 緊來緊 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 緊來緊 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 緊來緊 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 緊來緊 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 越來越 | |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 罔來罔 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 愈來愈 |
| Jinjiang | 愈來愈 | |
| Zhao'an | 愈來愈 | |
| Tainan | 愈來愈, 那來那 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 愈來愈 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 愈來愈 | |
| Chaozhou | 愈來愈 | |
| Shantou | 越來越, 愈來愈 | |
| Puning | 愈來愈, 叉來叉 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 愈來愈 | |
| Wenchang | 那來那 | |
| Singapore (Hainanese) | 那來那 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 越來越 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 更發更 |
Related terms
- 越……越…… (yuè...yuè...)