Chinese Vocabulary

染指

to encroach on; to win (a prize)

rǎnzhǐ

Usage & Explanation

Literally 'to dip one's finger in'. Historically meant to covet food, now often means to encroach upon or, in sports contexts, to win a title (sometimes with a connotation of it being a rare feat).

Hear It in Context

This word appears in 1 episode:

Chasing Dreams on Ice Across Half a Century: US Men's Hockey Challenges Olympic Historynormal

Related Words

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