蠶食鯨吞cán shí jīng tūnnibble away (/gnaw)like a silkworm or swallow like a whale--seize another country’s territory by piecemeal encroach ment or wholesale annexation; encroach; gulp down or eat up by degrees; nibble at or swallow up; nibble or annex; take by force and encroach upon (land or territory)
? 大好河山豈容侵略者～？How can we allow the aggressors to take by force and encroach upon our beloved motherland? 蠶食鯨吞cán shí jīnɡ tūn蠶食：蠶吃桑葉，比喻逐漸侵占。如蠶吃桑葉，如鯨猛吞食物。比喻用種種方法侵占。nibble away like a silk worm or swallow up like a whale, seize forcibly another country’s territory |