染指于鼎

Traditional form:

染指於鼎

Pinyin (reading):

rǎnzhǐyúdǐng

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 染 - dye; to catch; to infect; to be contagious
• 指 - finger, toe; to point, to indicate
• 于 - at, in, on; to, from; alas!
• 鼎 - large, three-legged bronze cauldron

Traditional characters:

• 染 - dye; to catch; to infect; to be contagious
• 指 - finger, toe; to point, to indicate
• 於 - at, in, on; to, from; alas!
• 鼎 - large, three-legged bronze cauldron