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りかにかんむりをたださず

李下に冠を正さず

表記・読み:李下に冠を整さず・りかにかんむりをたださず

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    leave no room for scandal; don't do anything that can be misinterpreted; don't straighten your cap under a plum tree (because when you raise your hands it might look as if you're trying to steal the plums)

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