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染指於鼎

简染指于鼎 · 繁染指於鼎

Mandarin · pinyin rǎn zhǐ yú dǐng

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

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染: rǎn · dye; be contagious; infect
指: zhǐ · finger, toe; point, indicate
於: yú · yū · in, at, on; interjection alas!
鼎: dǐng · large, three-legged bronze caldron; Kangxi radical 206; hexagram ䷱
于: yú · in, on, at; go to; surname

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3–3–2–3 · ran3 zhi3 yu2 ding3

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jim5 zi2 jyu1 ding2

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