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瓜田李下
gwaa1 tin4 lei5 haa6 |
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in a suspicious circumstances or surroundings (lit., "in a melon patch or under the plum tree") also 李下瓜田; 瓜田不納履,李下不正冠 Level: 4 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:瓜 gwaa1 - gourd; melon田 tin4 - field 李 lei5 - plum; surname 下 haa6 haa5 - under; lower; next; go down |
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