蚕食鲸吞 cánshíjīngtūn to gobble up Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 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鲸吞 鯨吞 jīngtūn to gobble up to swallow like a whale; to annex a large amount of territory or embezzle large sums of money