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染指于鼎
rǎn​zhǐ​yú​dǐng

to covet unfair gains

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Senses

染指于鼎/ 染指於鼎 rǎn​zhǐ​yú​dǐng to covet unfair gains

(idiom) literally to dip one's finger into the tripod cauldron; to get a finger in the pie or take a share of something one is not entitled to

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synonym 染指于鼎/染指於鼎 → 染指/染指
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