瓜田不納履,李下不整冠
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Chinese[edit]
melon; claw; gourd melon; claw; gourd; squash |
field; farm | not; no | to accept; to pay (taxes, etc.) | shoe; to tread on | surname; plum | under; next; lower under; next; lower; below; underneath; down(wards); to go down; latter |
not; no | exactly; in good order; whole exactly; in good order; whole; complete; entire; in order; orderly |
to head; hat; crown to head; hat; crown; crest; cap | |||
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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.” |
Etymology[edit]
from Cao Zhi's poem Jūnzǐ Xíng (《君子行》, Three Kingdoms period).
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄚ ㄊㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄚˋ ㄌㄩˇ , ㄌㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄥˇ ㄍㄨㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: guatián bù nà lyǔ, lǐsià bù jhěng guan
- Wade–Giles: kua1-tʻien2 pu4 na4 lü3, li3-hsia4 pu4 chêng3 kuan1
- Yale: gwā-tyán bù nà lyǔ-, lǐ-syà bù jěng gwān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guatyan bu nah leu, liishiah bu jeeng guan
- Palladius: гуатянь бу на люй, лися бу чжэн гуань (guatjanʹ bu na ljuj, lisja bu čžɛn guanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ku̯ä⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ nä⁵¹ ly²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯än⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Proverb[edit]
瓜田不納履,李下不整冠
- to avoid suspicion, don't put yourself in suspicious situations
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Japanese: (calque) 李下に冠を正さず (rika ni kanmuri o tadasazu), 瓜田に履を納れず、李下に冠を正さず (kaden ni kutsu o irezu, rika ni kanmuri o tadasazu)
- → Korean: 과전불납리 (瓜田不納履, gwajeonbullamni), 이하부정관 (李下不整冠, ihabujeonggwan)