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染指于鼎

rǎn zhǐ yú dǐng

Definitions

  1. 1. lit. dip one's finger in the tripod (idiom); fig. to get one's finger in the pie
  2. 2. to get a share of the action

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Child Words of 染指于鼎

指
zhǐ

finger

于
yú

(of time or place) in; at; on

染
rǎn

to dye

染指
rǎn zhǐ

to dip a finger (idiom); fig. to get one's finger in the pie

鼎
dǐng

ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs