打擦边球

Traditional: 打擦邊球

dǎ cā biān qiú

Dictionary entry

to bend the rules

What does 打擦边球 mean?

打擦边球 (dǎ cā biān qiú) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to bend the rules

2to skirt around the issue

Character breakdown

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打dá(loanword) dozen · Taiwan pr. [da3]擦cāto rub; to scratch · to wipe; to polish 边biānside · edge 球qiúball used for playing games (variant of 球[qiu2])

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打擦边球

dǎ cā biān qiú

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