瓜田不納履，李下不整冠

Chinese
melon patch not; no to accept; to pay (tax etc.) shoe; to tread on not; no
 
exactly; in good order; whole; complete; entire; in order; orderly
 
to head; hat; crown; crest; cap
trad. (瓜田不納履，李下不整冠) 瓜田 不 納 履 ， 李下 不 整 冠
simp. (瓜田不纳履，李下不整冠) 瓜田 不 纳 履 ， 李下 不 整 冠
Literally: “do not put on shoes in a melon patch; do not adjust a hat under a plum tree.”

Pronunciation
  • Mandarin
    (Pinyin): guātián bù nà lǚ, lǐxià bù zhěng guān
    (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄚ ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄚˋ ㄌㄩˇ, ㄌㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄥˇ ㄍㄨㄢ
  • Mandarin
    • (Standard Chinese)+
      • Pinyin: guātián bù nà lǚ, lǐxià bù zhěng guān [Phonetic: guātián bú nà lǚ, lǐxià bù zhěng guān]
      • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄚ ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄚˋ ㄌㄩˇ, ㄌㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄥˇ ㄍㄨㄢ
      • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guatyan bu nah leu, liishiah bu jeeng guan
      • IPA (key): /ku̯ä⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ nä⁵¹ ly²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ku̯än⁵⁵/

Proverb

瓜田不納履，李下不整冠

  1. avoid suspicion; don't put yourself in suspicious situations
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