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  • v.metaencroach on; have a hand in; take a share of something one isn’t entitled to; come in for a share

    • guó jiā shén shèng lǐng tǔ bù kě rǎn zhǐ

      国家神圣领土不可染指

      Our territory is sacred and inviolable.

    • xiāng gǎng de wài huì chǔ bèi bèi rǎn zhǐ

      香港外汇储备染指

      dip into Hong Kong's foreign reserves

    • háo wú rǎn zhǐ zhī xīn

      染指

      have no intention of profiting from something

    • wàng tú rǎn zhǐ tā guó zī yuán

      妄图染指资源

      attempt to encroach on the resources of other countries

    • bǎo hù guó jiā zī yuán bù róng rǎn zhǐ

      保护国家资源不容染指

      Protect the nation's resources against the depredations of other countries.

    • jù shuō zǒng tǒng fū rén duì guó jiā shì wù rǎn zhǐ hěn duō

      据说总统夫人国家事务染指

      The president's wife is said to have a powerful hand in affairs of state.

    • cái zhèng bù zhǎng yīn rǎn zhǐ shāng yè lì yì ér xiàn rù liǎng nán jìng dì

      财政部长染指商业利益陷入两难境地

      The finance minister found himself in hot water over his business interests.