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水边	shuǐ biān	edge of the water / waterside / shore (of sea, lake or river)
水浒	shuǐ hǔ	edge of the water / shore or sea, lake or river / seashore
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
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)
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
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)
濒临	bīn lín	on the edge of / (fig.) on the verge of / close to
刀口	dāo kǒu	the edge of a knife / cut / incision
新锐	xīn ruì	cutting-edge (in technology, science, fashion, the arts etc) / novel and competitive / new and dashing
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
镆铘	Mò yé	Moye, the name of a legendary double-edged sword
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
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)
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)
床沿	chuáng yán	the edge of a bed
裍	kǔn	a border or band on the edge of a dress
卷边	juǎn biān	to hem / hem / to curl (at the edge)
溜边儿	liū biānr	to keep to the edge (of path, river etc) / (fig.) to keep out of trouble; to avoid getting involved
马路沿儿	mǎ lù yánr	roadside / edge of the road
驳岸	bó àn	a low stone wall built along the water's edge to protect an embankment / revetment