created reference approved 打擦边球/打擦邊球 → 钻空子/鑽空子 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
打擦边球 / 打擦邊球 dǎcābiānqiú
钻空子 / 鑽空子 zuānkòngzi
synonym
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 打擦边球/打擦邊球 · dǎcābiānqiú · to edge the ball — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
打擦边球 / 打擦邊球
dǎcābiānqiú
to edge the ball
In table tennis, to hit a ball that grazes the edge of the table, making it difficult for the opponent to return; this literal use suggests luck or high skill.
打, 擦边球
打 (literal) → 打 · dǎ · to play 擦边球 (literal) → 擦边球/擦邊球 · cābiānqiú · edge ball
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 打擦边球/打擦邊球 · dǎcābiānqiú · to bend the rules — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
打擦边球 / 打擦邊球
dǎcābiānqiú
to bend the rules
To operate at the very edge of what is allowed by rules or laws without technically breaking them; to take advantage of loopholes.
打, 擦边球
打 (literal) → 打 · dǎ · to play 擦边球 (literal) → 擦边球/擦邊球 · cābiānqiú · borderline action
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 打擦边球/打擦邊球 · dǎcābiānqiú · to skirt around an issue — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
打擦边球 / 打擦邊球
dǎcābiānqiú
to skirt around an issue
To avoid addressing the core of a sensitive topic by talking around it or focusing on related but non-essential details.
打, 擦边球
打 (literal) → 打 · dǎ · to play 擦边球 (literal) → 擦边球/擦邊球 · cābiānqiú · borderline action
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition