| 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 |
guā |
melon; gourd; squash / (slang) a piece of gossip |
| 瓜田 |
guā tián |
melon field |
| 田 |
Tián |
surname Tian |
| 田 |
tián |
field / farm / CL:片 |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 纳 |
Nà |
surname Na |
| 纳 |
nà |
to receive / to accept / to enjoy / to bring into / to pay (tax etc) / nano- (one billionth) / to reinforce sole of shoes or stockings by close sewing |
| 履 |
lǚ |
shoe / to tread on |
| 李 |
Lǐ |
surname Li |
| 李 |
lǐ |
plum |
| 下 |
xià |
down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 整 |
zhěng |
(bound form) whole; complete; entire; (before a measure word) whole; (before or after number + measure word) exactly / (bound form) in good order; tidy; neat / (bound form) to put in order; to straighten / (bound form) to repair; to mend; to renovate / (coll.) to fix sb; to give sb a hard time; to mess with sb / (dialect) to tinker with; to do sth to |
| 冠 |
Guàn |
surname Guan |
| 冠 |
guān |
hat / crown / crest / cap |
| 冠 |
guàn |
to put on a hat / to be first / to dub |