점입가경
Meanings
Noun
1. the more you go, the more distasteful or repulsive it is (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese, originally sarcastic)
2. the more you go, the more interesting or appealing it is (four-character idiom from Classical Chinese, less common, original meaning)
Pronunciation
jeomipgagyeong
Examples3
죽었다는 사람이 또 나왔네? 진짜 이 드라마는 보면 볼수록 점입가경이다.
That person who's supposed to be dead has shown up again? Really, the more you watch this TV series, the more horrible it gets.
오늘 국회에서 몸싸움한 거 봤어? — 참, 점입가경이다.
Did you watch them fight physically in the National Assembly? — Great, it's getting worse and worse.
여권 내 반발을 두고 이른바 친문 세력의 마지막 발악이 점입가경이라고 비난했습니다.
Concerning the opposition in the ruling party, he criticized it as the last-ditch efforts of so-called pro-Moon politicians only getting more and more disgusting.