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打擦边球

dǎ cā biān qiú

Definitions

  1. 1. to bend the rules
  2. 2. to skirt around the issue

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Child Words of 打擦边球

打
dá

dozen (loanword)

打
dǎ

to beat

擦
cā

to rub; to scratch

球
qiú

ball

边
biān

side

擦边
cā biān

to make light contact with the edge of sth

擦边球
cā biān qiú

(table tennis) edge ball