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SweetFreedom Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Toying with a taboo on political lampooning?

Does "toying with a taboo on political lampooning" mena "(Xi) playing a taboo (the taboo is like a toy to be played) while standing on a paper of a politically sarcastic essay"?

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He has even laid himself open to being laughed at—though only very gently. In February a cartoon about Mr Xi’s political engagements appeared on Qianlong.com, a government-backed website, toying (ever so cautiously) with a taboo on political lampooning. An animated history of Mr Xi’s involvement in military affairs was released on Army Day in August.
  

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The verb "toy" means to play with, but with a context of danger. The most common use is a cat, having caught a mouse, toys with it, letting it try to escape, and then catching it again.

— AlpheccaStars

  • The verb "toy" means to play with, but with a context of danger.
  • The most common use is a cat, having caught a mouse, toys with it, letting it try to escape, and then catching it again.
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The verb "toy" means to play with, but with a context of danger.
The most common use is a cat, having caught a mouse, toys with it, letting it try to escape, and then catching it again.
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SweetFreedomtoying with a taboo on political lampooning"
testing (to find out) how far he could go in breaking the rules (about political lampooning)

CJ
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Does "lampooning" here mean "ridiculing with satire"?
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SweetFreedom Does "lampooning" here mean "ridiculing with satire"?
Yes, it does.

CJ
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