鲸吞虎噬 — “To aggressively annex or seize (land, resources, wealth)”
鲸吞虎噬 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to aggressively annex or seize (land, resources, wealth)”. To gobble up greedily. Literally, “Whale swallow, tiger devour”.
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那个大型企业以鲸吞虎噬之势，迅速收购了许多小公司。
The large corporation, with a voracious appetite, aggressively acquired many smaller companies.
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What does 鲸吞虎噬 mean?
鲸吞虎噬 (jīng tūn hǔ shì) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to aggressively annex or seize (land, resources, wealth)”.
How do you pronounce 鲸吞虎噬?
鲸吞虎噬 is pronounced jīng tūn hǔ shì in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 鲸吞虎噬 literally mean?
Literally, 鲸吞虎噬 means “Whale swallow, tiger devour”. It is used to mean “to aggressively annex or seize (land, resources, wealth)”.
What is the Chinese definition of 鲸吞虎噬?
像鲸鱼和老虎一样吞食。多比喻吞并土地财物。