侵吞
qīn​tūn

to embezzle

  • created sense approved 侵吞 · qīn​tūn · to embezzle — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    侵吞

    qīn​tūn

    to embezzle

    To illegally take possession of public funds or property belonging to others; to misappropriate or peculate

    侵 (literal) → 侵 · qīn · to invade 吞 (literal) → 吞 · tūn · to annex

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 侵吞 · qīn​tūn · to annex — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    侵吞

    qīn​tūn

    to annex

    To swallow up territory or another country through force

    侵 (literal) → 侵 · qīn · to invade 吞 (literal) → 吞 · tūn · to annex

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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