粵

鯨king4吞tan1

simp鲸吞
king4 tan1jīng tūn

English

  1. swallow like a whale; to devour; to annex (territory); to seize and occupy
  2. swallow like a whale; annex (territory)

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 好似鯨魚一樣一大口噉吞食。多用作比喻吞併其他人、領域嘅利益。同蠶食相對。

Sources: cc-canto, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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