gnaw as
Snake eating whale swallowing is an idiom, Pinyin is sh é sh í J ī NGT ū n, which refers to the gradual annexation of the weak by the strong.
explain
Snake food: swallow like a snake. To swallow like a whale. It refers to the strong gradually annexing the weak.
source
Xue Daoheng's stele of Laoshi in Sui Dynasty: "in the area of Tianqi and earth axis, snakes eat and whales swallow; in the area of Tongling and Yulei, wolves take care of them."
Word analysis
Commendatory words are generally used as objects and attributives; they are used in figurative sentences.
Pinyin code: ssjt
Synonyms: swallowing snake, swallowing tiger, eating whale
gnaw as
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