走过场 To cross the stage. In Chinese opera, a role that enters and leaves at once. Figuratively, to do something only for the form.
钻空子 To drill into the gap. To use a loophole or an opening.
打擦边球 To hit an edge ball, as in table tennis. To bend the rules. In 2025, the Party’s website quoted Xi Jinping: “Many leading officials start by hitting edge balls, breaking the Eight-point Regulation, and in the end it becomes a big problem.”
土政策 A homemade policy. Rules and decisions that a locality, office or enterprise makes on its own.