鲸吞虎据 — “To aggressively annex or engulf vast territories or wealth”
鲸吞虎据 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to aggressively annex or engulf vast territories or wealth”. To ruthlessly seize and dominate resources or markets. Literally, “Whale swallow, tiger occupy”.
鲸吞虎据 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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More idioms starting with 鲸
- jīng鲸tūn吞cán蚕shí食annex or encroach gradually
- jīng鲸tūn吞shé蛇shì噬aggressively annex or devour on a large scale
- jīng鲸xī吸niú牛yǐn饮drink copiously
- jīng鲸bō波nù怒làng浪perilous environment or fierce struggles
- jīng鲸bō波è鳄làng浪treacherous environment or fierce struggle
- jīng鲸bō波tuó鼍làng浪perilous environment or fierce struggle
- jīng鲸tāo涛tuó鼍làng浪turbulent and dangerous situations
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What does 鲸吞虎据 mean?
鲸吞虎据 (jīng tūn hǔ jù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to aggressively annex or engulf vast territories or wealth”.
How do you pronounce 鲸吞虎据?
鲸吞虎据 is pronounced jīng tūn hǔ jù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 鲸吞虎据 literally mean?
Literally, 鲸吞虎据 means “Whale swallow, tiger occupy”. It is used to mean “to aggressively annex or engulf vast territories or wealth”.
What is the Chinese definition of 鲸吞虎据?
鲸吞：像鲸一样吞食；据：盘踞。像鲸鱼和老虎一样穷凶极恶地吞食与占据猎物。比喻吞并土地和财物