guā​tián​bù​nà​lǚ, lǐ​xià​bù​zhěng​guān

avoid suspicion

Senses

瓜田不纳履,李下不整冠/ 瓜田不納履,李下不整冠 guā​tián​bù​nà​lǚ, lǐ​xià​bù​zhěng​guān avoid suspicion

To avoid doing anything that might arouse suspicion or where innocent acts may be misconstrued, based on the literal advice not to tie shoes in a melon patch or adjust a hat under a plum tree.

为了避嫌,他决定不去参加那个私人聚会,毕竟瓜田不纳履,李下不整冠。

References

abbreviation 瓜田李下/瓜田李下 瓜田不纳履,李下不整冠/瓜田不納履,李下不整冠