染指于鼎

Traditional: 染指於鼎

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Dictionary entry

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

What does 染指于鼎 mean?

染指于鼎 (rǎn zhǐ yú dǐng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. dip one's finger in the tripod (idiom); fig. to get one's finger in the pie

2to get a share of the action

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染rǎnto dye · to catch (a disease)指zhǐfinger · to point at or to 于Yúsurname Yu 鼎dǐngancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs · pot (dialect)

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染指于鼎

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