染指于鼎

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

CEDICT

语出《左传．宣公四年》：「及食大夫鼋，召子公而弗与也。子公怒，染指于鼎，尝之而出。」比喻觊觎非分的利益。

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Entry Composition

1 染指 rǎnzhǐ
  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
=2 于 yú
  1. to go
  2. to take
  3. sentence-final interrogative particle
  4. variant of 于 yú
=2 于 yú
  1. (of time or place) in; at; on
  2. (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for
  3. (indicating a source) from; out of
  4. (used in comparison) than
  5. (used in the passive voice) by
3 鼎 dǐng
  1. ancient cooking cauldron with two looped handles and three or four legs
  2. pot (dialect)
  3. to enter upon a period of (classical)
  4. Kangxi radical 206
  5. one of the 64 hexagrams of the Book of Changes

Related entries

染指 rǎnzhǐ
  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