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擦边球

cā biān qiú

3-character word Traditional 擦邊球

What 擦边球 means

1. (table tennis) edge ball
2. (fig.) actions that are technically legal but perhaps not respectable

The characters in 擦边球

• 擦cāto rub; to scratch; to wipe; to polish; to apply (lipstick, lotion etc)
• 边biānside; edge; margin
• 球qiúball used for playing games (variant of 球

Words containing 擦边球

• 打擦边球dǎ cā biān qiúto bend the rules; to skirt around the issue