Chinese Character Wiki

蚕食

cán​shí

fig. to embezzle progressively

Definitions

蚕食 (蠶食) 

cán​shí

to nibble away at (as silkworm consume leaves); fig. to embezzle progressively

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

Appears in 0.3844% of movies

23770th most common word in movies

25313th most common word in books

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