"擦边" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
擦边擦邊	cā biān	to make light contact with the edge of sth / (fig.) to be nearly (a certain age) / to be close to (danger) / (fig.) to be marginal (in terms of relevance or legality)

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
擦边球擦邊球	cā biān qiú	(table tennis) edge ball / (fig.) actions that are technically legal but perhaps not respectable

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
打擦边球打擦邊球	dǎ cā biān qiú	to bend the rules / to skirt around the issue

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