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jmdict 2826232 Active (id: 2068683)
李下
りか
1. [n]
▶ underneath a Japanese plum tree
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 1549830 李 1. Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
  ⇒ see: 1549840 李下に冠を正さず 1. 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)



History:
4. A 2020-05-13 14:09:04  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
meikyo
[名] スモモの木の下。
  Comments:
i'm not sure what you mean by "expression only".  meikyo says it's a noun, and it seems safe to leave it that way
  Diff:
@@ -11,0 +12 @@
+<xref type="see" seq="1549830">李</xref>
3. A* 2020-05-13 04:02:27  dine <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
G n-gram suggests this term is expression-only; do we have a label for that?
  Diff:
@@ -12 +12 @@
-<xref type="see" seq="1549830">スモモ</xref>
+<xref type="see" seq="1549840">李下に冠を正さず</xref>
2. A 2014-12-09 02:59:43  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
1. A* 2014-12-05 07:59:59  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daij

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