染jim5指zi2

jim5 zi2rǎn zhǐ

English

to 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
to dabble in something that is none of one's business

粵語 — Cantonese

插手，參加一啲唔關你事嘅嘢

Examples

城中首富嘅生意染指到各行各業，涵蓋每一個人嘅生活所需。
The business of the city's wealthiest person takes part in every industry, covering necessities of everyone's daily life.
呢間重工業集團今季無端端染指於娛樂事業，真係令人拗晒頭。
It is puzzling how this heavy industry corp. started to dabble in the entertainment industry this year.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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