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瓜田不納履，李下不整冠
简 瓜田不纳履，李下不整冠 · 繁 瓜田不納履，李下不整冠Mandarin · pinyin guā tián bù nà lǚ , lǐ xià bù zhěng guān
Meanings
- lit. don't tie your shoelaces in a melon patch, and don't adjust your hat under a plum tree (idiom)
- fig. don't do anything that might arouse suspicion
- innocent acts may be misconstrued
Characters in this entry
- 瓜
- guā · melon, gourd, cucumber; Kangxi radical 97
- 田
- tián · field, arable land, cultivated
- 不
- bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
- 納
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- 履
- lǚ · footwear, shoes; walk on, tread; hexagram ䷉
- 李
- lǐ · plum; judge; surname
- 下
- xià · under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down
- 整
- zhěng · orderly, neat, tidy; whole
- 冠
- guān · cap, crown, headgear
- 纳
- nà · admit, take, receive, accept
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gwaa1 tin4 bat1 naap6 lei5, lei5 haa6 bat1 zing2 gun1
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