蚕食鲸吞

cánshíjīngtūn

lit. to nibble like a silkworm or swallow like a whale (idiom); fig. to seize (territory etc) incrementally or wholesale

Traditional 蠶食鯨吞

Meaning

cánshíjīngtūncan2 shi2 jing1 tun1
  1. lit. to nibble like a silkworm or swallow like a whale (idiom)
  2. fig. to seize (territory etc) incrementally or wholesale

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