打擦边球 in English da3 ca1 bian1 qiu2 Meaning

Meanings

  • to bend the rules
  • to skirt around the issue

Simplified Characters

打 擦 边 球

Traditional Characters

打 擦 邊 球

Pinyin

da3 ca1 bian1 qiu2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

打da3dozen (loanword) 擦ca1to wipe 边bian1side 球qiu2ball