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李下瓜田

李下瓜田

Chinese

			melon patch
simp. and trad. (李下瓜田)		李下	瓜田

Idiom

李下瓜田

Synonym of 瓜田李下 (guātiánlǐxià).

Japanese

Kanji in this term
李	下	瓜	田
り Jinmeiyō	か Grade: 1	か Jinmeiyō	でん Grade: 1
on'yomi

Noun

李下瓜田 ‎(hiragana りかかでん, romaji rika kaden)

be careful not to invite suspicion

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): lǐxiàguātián

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄚㄊㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lei⁵ haa⁶ gwaa¹ tin⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: lǐxiàguātián
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄚㄊㄧㄢˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liishiahguatyan
  - IPA ^(key): /li²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕi̯a̠⁵¹ ku̯a̠⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lei⁵ haa⁶ gwaa¹ tin⁴
  - Yale: léih hah gwā tìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lei⁵ haa⁶ gwaa¹ tin⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /lei̯¹³ hɑː²² kʷɑː⁵⁵ tʰiːn²¹/