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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

擦边球 [cābiānqiú]
  1. 1. Edge ball: a ping pong ball that bounces on the edge of the table; an activity that is ambiguous in its legal status.
    所谓律法严如山, 法律的擦边球是打不得的。

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

擦边球 [cābiānqiú]
  1. 1. 打乒乓球时,落点紧擦对方球台边沿使对方很难接的球;比喻行为已到违规的边缘而又尚未违规的现象(常跟"打"连用)。

Examples

我打了个擦边球
所谓律法严如山, 法律的擦边球是打不得的。 擦边球

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