The whale devours the tiger

The whale devours the tiger

As a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is j ī NGT ū NH ǔ sh ì, meaning to swallow like a whale or a tiger. Many metaphors refer to the annexation of land and property. It's from the book of governance.

The origin of Idioms

Fan Zhongyan of the Song Dynasty wrote in his shangzhishu: "the former dynasty was in chaos, and the whale devoured the tiger. It was not intended to predict the world and the year. Therefore, it was a matter of no urgency to lack this way for a long time."

Analysis of Idioms

A whale swallows a snake and a whale swallows a tiger

Idiom usage

Who dares to stop him when he tries to slander others, when he is in power, when he swallows the tiger? (Zhang Jing, Ming Dynasty)