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蚕食

cán shí

2-character word Traditional 蠶食

What 蚕食 means

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

The characters in 蚕食

• 蚕cánsilkworm
• 食shíto eat; food; animal feed

Words starting with 蚕食

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

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