shì​kāng​jí​mǐ

to nibble through the husk to the rice

Senses

舐糠及米 shì​kāng​jí​mǐ to nibble through the husk to the rice

to gradually erode or encroach upon something; often used to describe how a country's territory is nibbled away until the nation finally falls

References

synonym 舐糠及米/舐糠及米 得寸进尺/得寸進尺