🌟 잠식하다 (蠶食 하다)

Verb  

1. 점차 조금씩 점령하거나 차지하다.

1. ENCROACH; EAT AWAY: To acquire or occupy something little by little.

🗣️ Usage Example:
  • 잠식한 시장.
    An encroached market.
  • 매출을 잠식하다.
    Crunch sales.
  • 영역을 잠식하다.
    Encroach on territory.
  • 점유율을 잠식하다.
    Eat into market share.
  • 빠르게 잠식하다.
    Encroach rapidly.
  • 다른 나라에 개방된 상품 시장을 외국 자본이 점점 잠식하고 있었다.
    Foreign capital was gradually eroding the commodity market open to other countries.
  • 핸드폰이 다양한 기능을 제공하면서 다른 정보 기술 기기의 영역까지 잠식해 간다.
    Cell phones provide a wide range of functions and encroach on the realm of other information technology devices.
  • 외국에서 수입되는 값싼 제품들이 국산 제품들보다 잘 팔린대요.
    Cheap products imported from abroad sell better than domestic products.
    값이 싸다 보니 우리나라 제품들을 빠르게 잠식하는 것 같아요.
    It seems that cheap prices are quickly eroding our products.

🗣️ Pronunciation, Application: 잠식하다 (잠시카다)
📚 Derivative: 잠식(蠶食): 점차 조금씩 점령하거나 차지함.

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