Avoid melon and plum
To avoid melons and Li, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B ì Gu ā f á NGL ǐ, which means to avoid suspicion. It's from gentleman's way.
Analysis of Idioms
A synonym for avoiding Li and suspecting Gua
Idiom usage
He and I, he and I, avoid melons and plums, and are always like guests. Shen Luan Jiao: a gift to prostitutes by Li Yu in Qing Dynasty
Chinese PinYin : bì guā fáng lǐ
Avoid melon and plum
with discussions so many and diverse that the speakers ' tongues are parched and the listeners ' ears are deafened. shé bì ěr lóng
crane one 's neck and stand on tiptoe in pleasurable expectation. qiáo shǒu qǐ zú
The island is thin and the countryside is cold. dǎo shòu jiāo hán
The dog and the fowl do not hear. jī quǎn bù wén
repeat the words of others like a parrot. yīng wǔ xué yǔ