蚕食鲸吞

蚕
蠶
食
食
鲸
鯨
吞
吞
lit. to nibble like a silkworm or swallow like a whale (idiom) / fig. to seize (territory etc) incrementally or wholesale

Characters and words in 蚕食鲸吞

蚕
蠶
cán = c + an2
silkworm
蚕
蠶
食
食
(lit. and fig.) to nibble away at
食
shí = sh + Ø2
to eat / food / animal feed / eclipse
食 = 亽 + 艮 : Mnemonic symbol: a bag of instant noodles.

Sherlock Holmes (sh) went camping in the space station's bathroom (Ø2). As foodstuffs he brought chewing gum (艮) and instant noodles (食), but he forgot to bring his gas stove, so in front of his tipi (亽) He is eating chewing gums all day.
食
sì = s + Ø4
to feed (a person or animal)
鲸
鯨
ji̅ng = ji + (e)ng1
whale
吞
tu̅n = tu + (e)n1
to swallow / to take
吞 = 口 + 天 : Tommy Turtle (tu) tried to swallow (吞) a whole mandarin (口) in front of the encampment ((e)n1) and is about to suffocate. Fortunately an angel (天) sees him struggling and rescues him.

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