蚕食

cán shí

Rare

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Definitions

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

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Words Containing 蚕食

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