瓜 田 不 纳 履，李 下 不 整 冠

guā tián bù nà lǚ , lǐ xià bù zhěng guāndictionary entry

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

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Original source entry:

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

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