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瓜田不纳履，李下不整冠【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

瓜田不纳履，李下不整冠【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

瓜

HSK 41

含义melon, gourd, cucumber; Kangxi radical 97

拼音guā

田

HSK 61

含义field, arable land, cultivated

拼音tián

不

HSK 11

含义no, not; un-; negative prefix

拼音bù

纳

HSK 6

含义admit, take, receive, accept

拼音nà

履

HSK 7-9

含义footwear, shoes; walk on, tread; hexagram ䷉

拼音lǚ

李

HSK 32

含义plum; judge; surname

拼音lǐ

下

HSK 11

含义under, underneath, below; down; inferior; bring down

拼音xià

整

HSK 32

含义orderly, neat, tidy; whole

拼音zhěng

冠

HSK 53

含义cap, crown, headgear

拼音guān