擦邊

See also: 擦边

Chinese

		to wipe; to erase; rubbing (brush stroke in painting) to wipe; to erase; rubbing (brush stroke in painting); to clean; to polish	side; edge; margin side; edge; margin; border; boundary
trad. (擦邊)		擦	邊
simp. (擦边)		擦	边

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): cābiān

(Zhuyin): ㄘㄚㄅㄧㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): caat³ bin¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: cābiān
  - Zhuyin: ㄘㄚㄅㄧㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cabian
  - Wade–Giles: tsʻa¹-pien¹
  - Yale: tsā-byān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsabian
  - Palladius: цабянь (cabjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰä⁵⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: cābiānr
  - Zhuyin: ㄘㄚㄅㄧㄢㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cabianr
  - Wade–Giles: tsʻa¹-pien¹-ʼrh
  - Yale: tsā-byānr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsabial
  - Palladius: цабяньр (cabjanʹr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰä⁵⁵ pi̯ɑɻ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: caat³ bin¹
  - Yale: chaat bīn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsaat⁸ bin¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: cad³ bin¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰaːt̚³ piːn⁵⁵/

Verb

擦邊

to touch the side as it edges away; to sideswipe
(figurative) to be close to; to be slightly higher than
(figurative) to be marginally relevant
(Mainland China, Internet slang) to appeal to audience in a suggestive way
- 莫讓擦邊主播毒害了青少年 [MSC, trad.]
  莫让擦边主播毒害了青少年 [MSC, simp.]
  From: https://news.cctv.com/2023/03/29/ARTIoCtkoD4Q5ZOLCqnf9VvW230329.shtml
  mò ràng cābiān zhǔbō dúhài le qīngshàonián [Pinyin]
  Don't let suggestive streamers corrupt the adolescents

Derived terms

擦邊球／擦边球 (cābiānqiú)

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