瓜田李下 guā tián lǐ xià
guā tián lǐ xià
set phrase
don't tie your shoelaces in a melon patch, and don't adjust your hat under a plum tree
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: Short for 瓜田不纳履，李下不整冠 (CC-CEDICT '瓜田李下')
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- 卷四十七 列傳第三十五: 袁翻 陽尼 賈思伯 祖瑩 Volume 47 Biographies 35: Yuan Fan, Yang Ni, Jiao Sibo, Zu Ying History of the Northern Dynasties 北史 — count: 1
- 卷四二 列傳第三四 陽斐 盧潛 崔劼 盧叔武 陽休之 袁聿修 Volume 42 Biographies 34: Yang Fei; Lu Qian (Northern Qi); Cui Jie (Northern Qi); Yang Xiuzhi; Yuan Yuxiu Book of Northern Qi 北齊書 — count: 1