蚕食鲸吞cán shí jīng tūnnibble away (/gnaw)like a silkworm or swallow like a whale--seize another country’s territory by piecemeal encroach ment or wholesale annexation; encroach; gulp down or eat up by degrees; nibble at or swallow up; nibble or annex; take by force and encroach upon (land or territory)
❍ 大好河山岂容侵略者～？How can we allow the aggressors to take by force and encroach upon our beloved motherland? 蚕食鲸吞cán shí jīnɡ tūn蚕食：蚕吃桑叶，比喻逐渐侵占。如蚕吃桑叶，如鲸猛吞食物。比喻用种种方法侵占。nibble away like a silk worm or swallow up like a whale, seize forcibly another country’s territory |