染指垂涎
rǎn​zhǐ​chuí​xián

to covet illicit gains

  • created sense approved 染指垂涎 · rǎn​zhǐ​chuí​xián · to covet illicit gains — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    染指垂涎

    rǎn​zhǐ​chuí​xián

    to covet illicit gains

    To greedily try to get a share of something that one is not entitled to.

    染指 (literal) → 染指 · rǎn​zhǐ · to dip a finger in 垂涎 (literal) → 垂涎 · chuí​xián · to covet

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