染指 in English ran3 zhi3 Meaning

Meanings

  • to dip a finger (idiomatic expression); metaphorically to get one's finger in the pie
  • to get a share of the action
  • abbreviation for 染指於鼎|染指于鼎

Simplified Characters

染 指

Traditional Characters

染 指

Pinyin

ran3 zhi3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

染ran3to dye 指zhi3finger