once the husk is licked away it is the turn of the rice—erosion coming from the surface to the marrow
? 俚語有之，“～。” (《史記·吳王濞列傳》) Country folk have a saying，“Once the husk is licked away it is the turn of the rice.
舐糠及米shì kānɡ jí mǐ
舐：舔；及：達(dá)到。舔完糠就要舔米了。比喻從外到內(nèi)，逐步侵占。a country finally falls after its territory has been nibbled away, erosion coming from the surface to the marrow