瓜田不纳履，李下不整冠 in English gua1 tian2 bu4 na4 lu:3 , li3 xia4 bu4 zheng3 guan1 Meaning

Meanings

• literally (word for word) don't tie your shoelaces in a melon patch, and don't adjust your hat under a plum tree (idiomatic expression)
• metaphorically don't do anything that might arouse suspicion
• innocent acts may be misconstrued

Pinyin

gua1 tian2 bu4 na4 lu:3 , li3 xia4 bu4 zheng3 guan1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

瓜gua1melon 田tian2surname Tian 不bu4(negative prefix) 纳na4surname Na 履lv3shoe ， 李li3surname Li 下xia4down 不bu4(negative prefix) 整zheng3exactly 冠guan1surname Guan