- 瓜(melon; gourd (pictograph))
The character 瓜 depicts a melon hanging loosely from a vine.
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lit. don't tie your shoelaces in a melon patch, and don't adjust your hat under a plum tree (idiom)
Don't tie your shoes in a melon field or adjust your hat under a plum tree, so as to avoid causing misunderstandings.
fig. don't do anything that might arouse suspicion
Don't adjust your hat under a plum tree or your shoes in a melon field, lest you invite suspicion.
lit. don't tie your shoelaces in a melon patch, and don't adjust your hat under a plum tree (idiom)
Don't tie your shoes in a melon field or adjust your hat under a plum tree, so as to avoid causing misunderstandings.
fig. don't do anything that might arouse suspicion
Don't adjust your hat under a plum tree or your shoes in a melon field, lest you invite suspicion.
The character 瓜 depicts a melon hanging loosely from a vine.
The character 田 draws a field divided into squares by horizontal and vertical ridges.
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
A vertical stroke pointing downward across a boundary line marks 'below'.
Correction and discipline warn to keep everything straight and proper.
The character 瓜 depicts a melon hanging loosely from a vine.
The character 田 draws a field divided into squares by horizontal and vertical ridges.
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
A vertical stroke pointing downward across a boundary line marks 'below'.
Correction and discipline warn to keep everything straight and proper.
lit. don't tie your shoelaces in a melon patch, and don't adjust your hat under a plum tree (idiom)
lit. don't tie your shoelaces in a melon patch, and don't adjust your hat under a plum tree (idiom)
innocent acts may be misconstrued
Do not put on shoes in a melon field, and do not adjust your hat under a plum tree.
innocent acts may be misconstrued
Do not put on shoes in a melon field, and do not adjust your hat under a plum tree.
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