Chinese–English

染指

rǎn zhǐ · ran zhi

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. to dip a finger (idiom); fig. to get one's finger in the pie
  2. to get a share of the action
  3. abbr. for 染指於鼎 / 染指于鼎

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