染指

Traditional form:

染指

Pinyin (reading):

rǎnzhǐ

Definitions:

• to dip a finger (idiom); fig. to get one's finger in the pie
• to get a share of the action
• abbr. for 染指於鼎／染指于鼎

Characters:

• 染 - dye; to catch; to infect; to be contagious
• 指 - finger, toe; to point, to indicate

Traditional characters:

• 染 - dye; to catch; to infect; to be contagious
• 指 - finger, toe; to point, to indicate