擦边球

Traditional (Taiwan): 擦邊球

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cābiānqiú ㄘㄚㄅㄧㄢㄑㄧㄡˊ

- edge ball
  table tennis
- actions that are technically legal but perhaps not respectable
  fig.

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Idiom惯用语 · In everyday use

Literally: edge ball
Meaning: A ball that just clips the table edge in ping-pong; figuratively, an action at the very edge of what rules or policy allow. Often said of grey-area moves.

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Ending with 擦边球

打擦边球 dǎcābiānqiú bend the rules

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