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打擦邊球

简打擦边球 · 繁打擦邊球

Mandarin · pinyin dǎ cā biān qiú

to bend the rules
to skirt around the issue

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打: dǎ · strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
擦: cā · wipe, scrub, rub, scour; brush
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球: qiú · ball, sphere, globe; round
边: biān · edge, margin, side, border

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3–1–1–2 · da3 ca1 bian1 qiu2

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