Chinese word 染指 meaning explanation pronunciation

Writing Sheet

Word

Pinyin rǎn zhǐ

Phonetic Notation ㄖㄢˇ ㄓˇ

Englishto dip a finger (idiom); fig. to get one's finger in the pie, to get a share of the action, abbr. for 染指於鼎|染指于鼎

Frenchmettre la main sur

Germanysich widerrechtlich aneignen (V)

◎ 染指 rǎnzhǐ

(1) [take a share of sth. one is not entitled to] 典出《左传》:郑灵公请大臣们吃甲鱼,故意不给子公吃,子公很生气,就伸出手指蘸了点汤,尝尝味道走了

子公怒,染指于鼎,尝之而出。——《左传·宣公四年》

(2) 后用以比喻插手以获取不应得的利益

染指是一个汉语词汇，拼音是rǎn zhǐ，指人们分取不应该得到的利益，也指插手某件事情。比喻分取利益。多指分取非分利益。语出《左传》。