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瓜田不納履，李下不整冠

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Mandarin · pinyin guā tián bù nà lǚ , lǐ xià bù zhěng guān

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

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瓜: guā · melon, gourd, cucumber; Kangxi radical 97
田: tián · field, arable land, cultivated
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
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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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