蚕食

cán shí lín guó

蚕食邻国

encroach on a neighbouring country bit by bit

cán shí lǐng tǔ

蚕食领土

nibble at territory

cán shí zhèng cè

蚕食政策

encroachment policy

cán shí bié guó

蚕食别国

nibble another country

tā men lǐng tǔ bèi cán shí

他们领土被蚕食。

Their land was nibbled away.

yǒu rén dān xīn dào bǎn de fù zhì pǐn huì cán shí shì chǎng

有人担心盗版的复制品会蚕食市场。

There were concerns about the cannibalization of markets by pirated copies.

tōng huò péng zhàng zài cán shí wǒ de chǔ xù

通货膨胀在蚕食我的储蓄。

Inflation is nibbling away my savings.