愈演愈烈

yùyǎnyùliè
  1. ever more critical
  2. problems get more and more intense

CEDICT

Entry Composition

=1 愈 yù
  1. the more...(the more...)
  2. to recover
  3. to heal
  4. better
=1 愈 yù
  1. variant of 愈 yù
  2. to heal
2 演 yǎn
  1. to perform (a play etc); to stage (a show)
  2. (bound form) to develop; to play out; to carry out (a task)
=3 愈 yù
  1. the more...(the more...)
  2. to recover
  3. to heal
  4. better
=3 愈 yù
  1. variant of 愈 yù
  2. to heal
4 烈 liè
  1. ardent
  2. intense
  3. fierce
  4. stern
  5. upright
  6. to give one's life for a noble cause
  7. exploits
  8. achievements