once the husk is licked away it is the turn of the rice—erosion coming from the surface to the marrow
❍ 俚语有之，“～。” (《史记·吴王濞列传》) Country folk have a saying，“Once the husk is licked away it is the turn of the rice.
舐糠及米shì kānɡ jí mǐ
舐：舔；及：达到。舔完糠就要舔米了。比喻从外到内，逐步侵占。a country finally falls after its territory has been nibbled away, erosion coming from the surface to the marrow