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瓜田不纳履,李下不整冠
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瓜田不纳履,李下不整冠
guā tián bù nà lǚ, lǐ xià bù zhěng guān
Lit. don't tie your shoelaces in a melon patch, and don't adjust your hat under a plum tree; fig. don't do anything that might arouse suspicion; innocent acts may be misconstrued
Traditional:
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这正所谓‘瓜田不纳履,李下不整冠’呀! 你何必要无话找话给老师们讲呢?
This is exactly what they call “Don't tie your shoelaces in a melon patch, and don't adjust your hat under a plum tree!” Why do you have to make things up to talk to the teachers?
