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瓜田不纳履，李下不整冠
瓜田不納履，李下不整冠
guātiánbùnàlǚ,lǐxiàbùzhěngguān
1.
lit. don't tie your shoelaces in a melon patch, and don't adjust your hat under a plum tree (idiom)
2.
fig. don't do anything that might arouse suspicion
3.
innocent acts may be misconstrued
Character Breakdown
瓜
guā
melon, gourd, squash, cucumber
HSK 2
5 丶
田
tián
field, farm, arable land; cultivated
HSK 6
5 丶
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1
4 丶
纳
nà
to adopt, to accept; to receive, to take
HSK 5
7 丶
履
lǚ
shoes; to walk, to tread
HSK 6
15 丶
李
lǐ
plum; luggage; surname
HSK 3
7 丶
下
xià
below, underneath; inferior; to bring down; next
HSK 1
3 丶
不
bù
no, not, un-; negative prefix
HSK 1
4 丶
整
zhěng
neat, orderly, whole; to repair, to mend
HSK 4
16 丶
冠
guān
cap, crown, headgear
HSK 5
9 丶
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