There's an old saying in China, what does it mean if you don't take off your shoes and Li doesn't take off his hat?

Gua Tian doesn't take off his shoes and Li Xia doesn't take off his hat from the idiom Gua Tian Li Xia, which says that a gentleman can't do suspicious things, because bending down to take off his shoes in Gua Tian will give others the feeling of stealing watermelons, while taking off his hat under a plum tree will give people the feeling of stealing plums.

The ancients emphasized that gentlemen should pay attention to their manners, in addition, they should take the initiative to avoid suspicion, stay away from some controversial people and things, and not do things that make people misunderstand.

Gua Tian Li Xia-Idiom Story

Tang Wenzong, a great calligrapher in the Tang Dynasty, was Liu Gongquan, honest and eloquent, and served as assistant minister of the Ministry of Industry. At that time, an official named sent two daughters to the palace, so the emperor sent him to postal Ning (now postal county, Shaanxi Province) as an official, and people talked about it one after another. The emperor asked Liu Gongquan about it: "Guo Ning is the stepfather of the Empress Dowager, and he is a general. He hasn't made any mistakes since he became an official. What's wrong with making him the first mate in this small place? " Liu Gongquan said: "Everyone who talks about this matter thinks that Guo Ning got this position because he dedicated his two daughters to the palace."

Tang Wenzong said: "Guo Ning's two daughters came to the palace to accompany the Queen Mother, not to find me." Liu Gongquan replied: "How can people tell Gua Tian Lee's suspicion?"

"Gua Tian Lixia" originated from the poem "Gua Tian won't accept her shoes, and Li Xia won't finish her crown" in the ancient Yuefu "A Gentleman's Journey". Here, Liu Gongquan is a metaphor for the emperor, which makes people suspicious.

Gua Tian, these two places are easy to arouse suspicion. If you stand inside, even if you don't pick your dishes, it's easy to arouse unnecessary suspicion.

The ancients emphasized that gentlemen should pay attention to their manners, in addition, they should take the initiative to avoid suspicion and stay away from some controversial people and things.

In other words, it is easy to arouse suspicion, make people misunderstand and be hard to argue.