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瓜田不納履,李下不整冠

guātiánbùnàlǚ,lǐxiàbùzhěngguān

ㄍㄨㄚ ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄚˋ ㄌㄩˇ , ㄌㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄥˇ ㄍㄨㄢ

Simplified 瓜田不纳履,李下不整冠

  1. 1lit. don't tie your shoelaces in a melon patch, and don't adjust your hat under a plum tree (idiom)
  2. 2fig. don't do anything that might arouse suspicion
  3. 3innocent acts may be misconstrued

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