cán​shí​jīng​tūn

to gobble up

蚕食鲸吞 蠶食鯨吞 cán​shí​jīng​tūn
to gobble up
To seize territory or assets incrementally like a silkworm nibbling leaves, or wholesale like a whale swallowing food; to annex through both gradual encroachment and massive takeover

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