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染指

rǎn zhǐ

2-character word

What 染指 means

1. to dip a finger (idiom); fig. to get one's finger in the pie
2. to get a share of the action
3. abbr. for 染指于鼎

The characters in 染指

• 染rǎnto dye; to catch (a disease); to acquire (bad habits etc)
• 指zhǐfinger; to point at or to; to indicate or refer to

Words starting with 染指

• 染指于鼎rǎn zhǐ yú dǐnglit. dip one's finger in the tripod (idiom); fig. to get one's finger in the pie…
• 染指垂涎rǎn zhǐ chuí xiánlit. dirty finger, mouth watering (idiom); fig. greedy to seize sth