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染指
rǎn​zhǐ

meddle

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  • 染指于鼎 rǎn​zhǐ​yú​dǐng meddle
    to get one's finger in the pie or to get a share of the action (derived from the literal act of dipping a finger into a cooking tripod to taste food)
  • 染指垂涎 rǎn​zhǐ​chuí​xián covetous
    lit. to dip a finger and salivate; fig. greedy to seize something