李下瓜田

李下瓜田

Chinese

			melon patch
simp. and trad. (李下瓜田)		李下	瓜田

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǐxiàguātián

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄚ ㄊㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lei⁵ haa⁶ gwaa¹ tin⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: lǐxiàguātián
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄚ ㄊㄧㄢˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liishiahguatyan
    • IPA ^(key): /li²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕi̯a̠⁵¹ ku̯a̠⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: lei⁵ haa⁶ gwaa¹ tin⁴
    • Yale: léih hah gwā tìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lei⁵ haa⁶ gwaa¹ tin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: léi⁵ ha⁶ gua¹ tin⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /lei̯¹³ haː²² kʷaː⁵⁵ tʰiːn²¹/

Idiom

李下瓜田

1. Synonym of 瓜田李下 (guātiánlǐxià).

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
李	下	瓜	田
り Jinmeiyō	か Grade: 1	か Jinmeiyō	でん Grade: 1
on’yomi

Noun

李下瓜田 (hiragana りかかでん, rōmaji rika kaden)

1. be careful not to invite suspicion