蚕食

cán shí

Definitions

1. (lit. and fig.) to nibble away at

Words Containing 蚕食

• 蚕食鲸吞 cán shí jīng tūn: lit. to nibble like a silkworm or swallow like a whale (idiom)

Child Words of 蚕食

• 蚕 cán: silkworm
• 食 shí: to eat
• 食 sì: to feed (a person or animal)