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Did you mean: the sage to edge ?

水浒	shuǐ hǔ	edge of the water / shore or sea, lake or river / seashore
濒临	bīn lín	on the edge of / (fig.) on the verge of / close to
新锐	xīn ruì	cutting-edge (in technology, science, fashion, the arts etc) / novel and competitive / new and dashing
悬崖勒马	xuán yá lè mǎ	lit. to rein in the horse at the edge of the precipice (idiom) / fig. to act in the nick of time
钱庄	qián zhuāng	old-style money shop (a type of private bank that first appeared in the Ming dynasty, flourished in the Qing, and was phased out after 1949) / (in recent times) informal financial company, often operating at the edges of what is legal
迎刃而解	yíng rèn ér jiě	lit. (bamboo) splits when it meets the knife's edge (idiom) / fig. easily solved
水边	shuǐ biān	edge of the water / waterside / shore (of sea, lake or river)
塝	bàng	the edge / border of a field
刀口	dāo kǒu	the edge of a knife / cut / incision
驳岸	bó àn	a low stone wall built along the water's edge to protect an embankment / revetment
偏锋	piān fēng	(calligraphy) technique in which the shaft of the brush is held at a low angle, so that the tip of the brush runs along the edge of the stroke (cf. 正锋 and 侧锋) / (fig.) unorthodox or improper way of doing things
裍	kǔn	a border or band on the edge of a dress
镆铘	Mò yé	Moye, the name of a legendary double-edged sword
溜边	liū biān	to keep to the edge (of path, river etc) / fig. to keep out of trouble / to avoid getting involved
擦边	cā biān	to make light contact with the edge of sth / (fig.) to be nearly (a certain age); to be close to (danger) / (fig.) to be marginal (in terms of relevance or legality)
卷边	juǎn biān	to hem / hem / to curl (at the edge)
侧锋	cè fēng	(calligraphy) technique in which the shaft of the brush is held at an oblique angle, so that the tip of the brush runs near the edge of the stroke (cf. 正锋 and 偏锋)
挨边	āi biān	to keep close to the edge / near the mark / close to (the true figure) / relevant (used with negative to mean totally irrelevant)
敲锣边儿	qiāo luó biān er	to strike the edge of the gong / (fig.) to stir the pot (i.e. cause or exacerbate a dispute)
水能载舟，亦能覆舟	shuǐ néng zài zhōu , yì néng fù zhōu	lit. water may keep the boat afloat but may also sink it (proverb) / fig. the people can support a regime or overturn it / if sth is used properly, one can benefit from it, otherwise it can do harm / things can be double-edged