No shoes in melon field, no crown under plum(guā tián bù nà lǚ，lǐ xià bù zhěng guān)

No shoes in melon field, no crown under plum

It is said that "the melon field does not accept shoes, and the plum tree does not crown properly". It comes from "gentleman's line", which means that you can't bend down and lift your shoes when you pass through the melon field; don't raise your hand to tidy your hat when you pass under the plum tree, which means to avoid arousing unwarranted suspicion.

interpretation

Interpretation: it is also said that "the melon field does not accept shoes, the plum is not the crown.". Don't bend over to carry your shoes when you pass the melon field; don't raise your hand to tidy your hat when you pass under the plum tree. Metaphor to avoid provoking unwarranted suspicion. Words with the same rhyme: Hualiu Road, water and fire, salt and plum, power, harmony, outstanding, eat pines and cypresses, set up a file, unexpected, present and present, Liu yaotaoyan

source

"The gentleman's action" says: "a gentleman should not be suspected if he is on guard; if he does not accept shoes in the melon field, he will not be crowned under the plum."

Examples

Lu Cai of the Ming Dynasty wrote in the story of the Pearl: I feel deeply the general's good intentions and strive for Nai As the saying goes: ~. As long as you do well, you have nothing to worry about.

story

During the period of Northern Qi Dynasty, Yuan Yuxiu, a learned scholar, became the prefect of Boling. He was incorruptible, public and private, and did not collect other people's money. Once he went on a field trip and passed by Yanzhou. An old friend Xing Shao, governor of Yanzhou, presented him with a piece of white silk produced locally. In order to investigate local officials' suspicion of paying attention to guatian and Lixia, he declined his friend's kindness.

liable to lay oneself open to suspicion

In the Tang Dynasty, Liu Gongquan, a great calligrapher, was honest and upright. He was good at remonstrating and served as the Minister of the Ministry of industry. At that time, an official named Guo Ning sent his two daughters to the palace, so the emperor sent Guo Ning to be an official in Yining (Modern Youxian County of Shaanxi Province), and people talked about it. The emperor asked Liu Gongquan about this matter: "Guo Ning is the stepfather of the Empress Dowager. He was appointed as a general. There has been no fault since he became an official. What's wrong with letting him be the head of this small place, you Ning?" Liu Gongquan said: "the people who talked about it all thought that Guo Ning got the official post because he offered his two daughters to the palace." Tang Wenzong said: "Guo Ning's two daughters went to the palace to accompany the empress dowager, not to me." Liu Gongquan replied: "how can people distinguish the suspicion of guatian Lixia?" "Guatian Lixia" is derived from the poem "guatian does not take shoes, Lixia does not crown" in the ancient Yuefu "Junzi Xing". Here Liu Gongquan is a metaphor for the emperor's practice, which is easy to be doubted. Guatian Lixia, these two places are easy to cause suspicion. If you stand in it, even if you don't pick food, it is easy to cause unnecessary suspicion. The ancients stressed that a gentleman should take into account his manners, manners and manners. In addition, he should take the initiative to avoid suspicion and stay away from some controversial people and things. That is to say, it refers to the occasion which is easy to cause suspicion, misunderstanding and difficult to argue.

Chinese PinYin : guā tián bù nà lǚ，lǐ xià bù zhěng guān