biān
qiú

idiom

Meaning of 擦边球

擦边球 means edge ball; table tennis shot that grazes the table edge; borderline action; act of skirting the rules; exploiting loopholes. Pronounced cā biān qiú.

  • edge ball; table tennis shot that grazes the table edge
  • borderline action; act of skirting the rules; exploiting loopholes

Definitions & Examples

le
piào
liang
de
biān
qiú
 
duì
shǒu
méi
jiē
dào
 

He served a beautiful edge ball that his opponent couldn't return.

Zhè
chǎng
sài
de
shèng
yóu
biān
qiú
jué
dìng
 

The match was decided by a single edge ball.

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