擦邊球 [－边－]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. (table tennis) edge ball
  2. (fig.) actions that are technically legal but perhaps not respectable
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞、台灣、外來語、大陸
    走​法律​罅​，​或者​接近​道德​、​共識​底線​而​又​唔​違反規​定​嘅​事​；​本來​係​指​網球​或者​乒乓​波等​運動​入邊​，​打響界​線邊​緣​嘅​波
    edge ball; to haggle over regulations
    • 雖然法例禁止中央官員瞞報資產，但係佢哋好多時都打擦邊球，將資產列入家人名下。
      虽然法例禁止中央官员瞒报资产，但系佢哋好多时都打擦边球，将资产列入家人名下。
      Although officials must report all their properties and assets, they often list them under their family members to avoid persecution.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun, figuratively
    things on the border line of legality or acceptability
  2. noun
    edge ball; touch ball
  3. verb, figuratively
    to skirt the line legally or morally
  4. verb
    to hit a ball or shuttlecock on the sideline
Definitions (兩岸三地生活差異詞語彙編—Two Shores Three Places)
  1. 臺陸用法和差異
    臺灣​所說​的​「​擦邊球​」​，​通常​指​打乒乓球​時​，​球落​在​對方​球檯​邊緣​，​使​對方​難以​接到​的​球​，​例如​：​他​的​乒乓球​球技​精準​，​連發​數次​擦邊球​，​令​對手​無從​招架​。​
    ​大陸​所說​的​「​擦邊球​」​則是​指​在​規定​界線​的​邊緣​，​但​還不​違法​的​事情​，​如​：​有些​政治​人物​經常​在​打​政策​的​擦邊球​，​引發​民眾​反感​。
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    虽然法例禁止中央官员瞒报资产，但系佢哋好多时都打擦边球，将资产列入家人名下。
    雖然法例禁止中央官員瞞報資產，但係佢哋好多時都打擦邊球，將資產列入家人名下。
    • Although officials must report all their properties and assets, they often list them under their family members to avoid persecution.