瓜田李下 guā tián lǐ xià

situation likely to cause suspicion; avoid it

Word data

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Definitions

  1. 1. abbr. for 瓜田不納履,瓜田不纳履,李下不整冠[gua1 tian2 bu4 na4 lu:3 , li3 xia4 bu4 zheng3 guan1]

Characters

Character Meaning
melon; gourd; squash
field; farm; surname Tian
surname Li; plum
down; below; to go down