蚕食鲸吞(cán shí jīng tūn): (lit.) to nibble like a silkworm or swallow like a whale…
4 charactersTrad. 蠶食鯨吞
(lit.) to nibble like a silkworm or swallow like a whale…
Character breakdown
4 characters · plays one at a time
Watch how each character of 蚕食鲸吞 is written, one at a time. When a character is finished, the next one draws.
Word information
- Pinyin
- cán shí jīng tūn
- Meaning
- (lit.) to nibble like a silkworm or swallow like a whale (idiom)
- HSK level
- —
- Characters
- 4
- Traditional
- 蠶食鯨吞
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 蚕食鲸吞 — tap one to open its word page.
zhǔ主shí食
HSK 7-9staple food
huǒ伙shí食
HSK 7-9food
fèi废qǐn寝wàng忘shí食
HSK 7-9(idiom) to skip one's sleep and meals; to be completely wrapped up in one's work
sāng桑cán蚕sī丝
silk (specifically, mulberry silk)
wò卧cán蚕
plump lower eyelids (considered to be an attractive feature)
cán蚕sī丝
natural silk (secreted by silkworm)
cán蚕jiǎn茧
silkworm cocoon
cán蚕yǒng蛹
silkworm chrysalis; silkworm pupa
Ready to master 蚕食鲸吞?
Trace every character of 蚕食鲸吞 stroke by stroke in the online practice tool, or turn it into a printable worksheet PDF with Tianzige practice grids and pinyin.