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瓜田李下

guā tián lǐ xiàdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
abbr. for 瓜田不納履，李下不整冠|瓜田不纳履，李下不整冠[guā tián bù nà lǚ , lǐ xià bù zhěng guān]
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-00271e08c9ba2366. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

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

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 瓜
    guā

    melon / gourd / squash / (slang) a piece of gossip

  • 田
    tián

    field / farm / CL:片[piàn]

    Tián

    surname Tian

  • 李
    lǐ

    plum

    Lǐ

    surname Li

  • 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

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.