染指于鼎 rǎn zhǐ yú dǐng

DEFINITIONS

  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

CHARACTERS

染 rǎn dye; be contagious; infect
指 zhǐ finger, toe; point, indicate
于 yú in, on, at; go to; surname
鼎 dǐng large, three-legged bronze caldron