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bite off little by little as a silkworm; nibble away like a silkworm or swallow like a whale; seize another country's territory by piecemeal encroachment or wholesale annexation

cán shí jīng tūn

蚕 食 鲸 吞

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slbite off little by little as a silkworm; nibble away like a silkworm or swallow like a whale; seize another country's territory by piecemeal encroachment or wholesale annexation
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jīng tūn cán shí鲸吞蚕食 jīng tūn hǔ jù鲸吞虎据

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