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瓜田李下

瓜田李下

Chinese

melon patch
simp. and trad.
(瓜田李下)
瓜田 李下
alt. forms 李下瓜田
Literally: “under a plum tree or in a melon patch”.

Idiom

瓜田李下

  1. a position that invites suspicion; liable to lay oneself open to suspicion; be found in a suspicious position; in suspicious circumstances or surroundings