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染指於鼎 (jim5 zi2 jyu1 ding2) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

染指於鼎 (jim5 zi2 jyu1 ding2, 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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beyond HSK

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