created sense approved 蚕食/蠶食 · cánshí · to nibble away at — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
蚕食 / 蠶食
cánshí
to nibble away at
to eat slowly like a silkworm; to gradually encroach upon or seize territory or property piece by piece
蚕 (literal) → 蚕/蠶 · cán · [silkworm-like] 食 (literal) → 食 · shí · to eat
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 蚕食/蠶食 · cánshí · to exploit — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
蚕食 / 蠶食
cánshí
to exploit
to prey upon or fleece the common people through heavy taxation, high interest, or corruption
蚕 (literal) → 蚕/蠶 · cán · [silkworm-like] 食 (literal) → 食 · shí · to eat
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition