蛇食鲸吞 — “Snake devouring and whale swallowing”
蛇食鲸吞 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to aggressively annex or absorb smaller entities, like a snake devouring and a whale swallowing; to ruthlessly expand by taking over weaker opponents”. Literally, “snake devouring and whale swallowing”.
蛇食鲸吞 Pronunciation and Pinyin
蛇食鲸吞 Character Breakdown
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What does 蛇食鲸吞 mean?
蛇食鲸吞 (shé shí jīng tūn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to aggressively annex or absorb smaller entities, like a snake devouring and a whale swallowing; to ruthlessly expand by taking over weaker opponents”.
How do you pronounce 蛇食鲸吞?
蛇食鲸吞 is pronounced shé shí jīng tūn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 蛇食鲸吞 literally mean?
Literally, 蛇食鲸吞 means “snake devouring and whale swallowing”. It is used to mean “to aggressively annex or absorb smaller entities, like a snake devouring and a whale swallowing; to ruthlessly expand by taking over weaker opponents”.
What is the Chinese definition of 蛇食鲸吞?
蛇食：像蛇一样吞食。鲸吞：像鲸一样吞咽。比喻强者逐步并吞弱者。