lit. don't tie your shoelaces in a melon patch, and don't adjust your hat under a plum tree (idiom); fig. don't do anything that might arouse suspicion; innocent acts may be misconstrued
瓜田李下瓜田李下gua1 tian2 li3 xia4
abbr. for 瓜田不納履，李下不整冠|瓜田不纳履，李下不整冠
李安李安li3 an1
Ang Li (1954-), Taiwanese-American film director (films include Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 臥虎藏龍|卧虎藏龙 and Brokeback Mountain 斷背山|断背山)
李昂李昂li3 ang2
Li Ang, personal name of fifteenth Tang emperor Wenzong 文宗 (809-840), reigned 827-840
李翱李翱li3 ao2
Li Ao (774-836), Tang dynasty scholar and writer, colleague of Han Yu 韓愈 in promoting classical writing 古文運動|古文运动
李白李白li3 bai2
Li Bai (701-762), famous Tang Dynasty poet
李百药李百藥li3 bai3 yao4
Li Baiyao (565-648), Tang dynasty writer and historian, compiler of History of Qi of the Northern dynasties 北齊書|北齐书
李宝嘉李寶嘉li3 bao3 jia1
Li Boyuan 李伯元 or Li Baojia (1867-1906), late Qing journalist, novelist and social observer, author of Observations on the current state of officialdom 官場現形記|官场现形记
李冰李冰li3 bing1
Li Bing (c 230 BC) historical hydraulic engineer of DuJiangYan 都江堰
李冰冰李冰冰li3 bing1 bing1
Li Bingbing (1973-), PRC film actress and pop star
李伯元李伯元li3 bo2 yuan2
Li Boyuan or Li Baojia 李寶嘉|李宝嘉 (1867-1906), late Qing journalist, novelist and social observer, author of Observations on the current state of officialdom 官場現形記|官场现形记
李卜克内西李卜克內西li3 bo5 ke4 nei4 xi1
Wilhelm Liebknecht (1826-1900), political activist and founding member of the German Socialist Party SPD
李沧李滄li3 cang1
Licang district of Qingdao city 青島市|青岛市, Shandong
李沧区李滄區li3 cang1 qu1
Licang district of Qingdao city 青島市|青岛市, Shandong
李瀍李瀍li3 chan2
Li Chan, personal name of sixteenth Tang Emperor Wuzong 武宗 (814-846), reigned 840-846
李昌镐李昌鎬li3 chang1 hao4
Lee Chang-ho (1975-), South Korean Go player
李长春李長春li3 chang2 chun1
Li Changchun (1944-), PRC politician
李朝威李朝威li3 chao2 wei1
Li Chaowei (c. 766-c. 820), Tang writer of fantasy fiction 傳奇|传奇, author of 柳毅傳|柳毅传
李忱李忱li3 chen2
Li Chen, personal name of seventeenth Tang emperor Xuanzong 宣宗 (810-859), reigned 846-859
李诚恩李誠恩li3 cheng2 en1
Euna Li, US-Korean woman journalist imprisoned as spy by North Korea in 2009
李成桂李成桂li3 cheng2 gui4
Yi Seong-gye (1335-1408), founder and first king of Korean Yi dynasty (1392-1910)
李成江李成江li3 cheng2 jiang1
Li Chengjiang (1979-), Chinese figure skater
李承晚李承晚li3 cheng2 wan3
Syngman Rhee (1875-1965), US trained Korean politician and dictator, president of Republic of Korea 1948-1960
李重茂李重茂li3 chong2 mao4
Li Chongmao, personal name of fifth Tang emperor Shang 唐殤帝|唐殇帝 (c. 695-715), reigned 710
李纯李純li3 chun2
Li Chun, personal name of twelfth Tang emperor Xianzong 憲宗|宪宗 (778-820), reigned 805-820
李漼李漼li3 cui3
Li Cui, personal name of eighteenth Tang emperor Yizong 懿宗 (833-873), reigned 859-873
李大钊李大釗li3 da4 zhao1
Li Dazhao (1889-1927), early Chinese Marxist and founding member of the communist party
李代数李代數li3 dai4 shu4
Lie algebra (math.)
李代桃僵李代桃僵li3 dai4 tao2 jiang1
lit. the plum tree withers in place of the peach tree; to substitute one thing for another; to carry the can for sb
李旦李旦li3 dan4
Li Dan, personal name of sixth Tang emperor Ruizong 唐睿宗 (662-716), reigned 684-690 and 710-712
李德李德li3 de2
Otto Braun (1900-1974), Comintern adviser to the Chinese communist party 1932-1939
李德林李德林li3 de2 lin2
Li Delin (530-590), historian of Northern Wei and Sui dynasty
李登辉李登輝li3 deng1 hui1
Lee Teng-hui (1923-), Taiwanese politician, President of ROC 1988-2000
李耳李耳li3 er3
Lao Zi
李尔王李爾王li3 er3 wang2
King Lear, 1605 tragedy by William Shakespeare 莎士比亞|莎士比亚
李昉李昉li3 fang3
Li Fang (925-996), scholar between Tang and Song dynasties, author of fictional history
李富春李富春li3 fu4 chun1
Li Fuchun (1900-1975), communist politician
李格非李格非li3 ge2 fei1
Li Gefei (active c. 1090), Northern Song writer and father of southern Song female poet Li Qingzhao 李清照
李公朴李公樸li3 gong1 pu3
Li Gongpu (-1946), communist killed by Guomindang in Kunming in 1946
李光耀李光耀li3 guang1 yao4
Lee Kuan Yew (1923-2015), founding father of modern Singapore, prime minister 1959-1990
李广李廣li3 guang3
Li Guang (-119 BC), Han dynasty general, nicknamed Flying General 飛將軍|飞将军 and much feared by the Xiongnu 匈奴
李国豪李國豪li3 guo2 hao2
Brandon Lee (1965-1993), American actor, son of Bruce Lee
李贺李賀li3 he4
Li He (790-816), Tang poet and author of 南园十三首
李亨李亨li3 heng1
Li Heng, personal name of eighth Tang emperor Suzong 肃宗 (711-762), reigned 756-762
李恒李恆li3 heng2
Li Heng, personal name of thirteenth Tang emperor Muzong 穆宗 (795-824), reigned 821-825
李鸿章李鴻章li3 hong2 zhang1
Li Hung-chang or Li Hongzhang (1823-1901), Qing dynasty general, politician and diplomat
李洪志李洪志li3 hong2 zhi4
Li Hongzhi (1951-), founder of Falung Gong 法輪功|法轮功
李后主李後主li3 hou4 zhu3
Li Houzhu (c. 937-978), the final Southern Tang ruler (ruled 961-975) and a renowned poet; given name Li Yu 李煜
李怀远李懷遠li3 huai2 yuan3
Li Huaiyuan (-756), senior Tang dynasty official
李会昌李會昌li3 hui4 chang1
Lee Hoi-chang (1935-), South Korean politician
李季兰李季蘭li3 ji4 lan2
Li Jilan or Li Ye 李冶 (713-784), Tang dynasty female poet
李嘉诚李嘉誠li3 jia1 cheng2
Sir Li Ka-shing (1928-), Hong Kong businessman
李嘉欣李嘉欣li3 jia1 xin1
Michele Monique Reis (1970-) actress, model and former Miss Hong Kong & Miss Chinese International
李建成李建成li3 jian4 cheng2
Li Jiancheng (589-626), eldest son of first Tang emperor Li Yuan 唐高祖李淵|唐高祖李渊, murdered by his brother 李世民 in the Xuanwu Gate coup 玄武門之變|玄武门之变; Professor Li Jiancheng (1993-), geophysicist and specialist in satellite geodesy
李劼人李劼人li3 jie2 ren2
Li Jieren (1891-1962), novelist
李靖李靖li3 jing4
Li Jing (570-649 AD), Tang Dynasty general and purported author of "Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang" 唐太宗李衛公問對|唐太宗李卫公问对, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书
李俊李俊li3 jun4
Li Jun, fictional character from 水滸傳|水浒传
李开复李開復li3 kai1 fu4
Kai-Fu Lee (1961-), Taiwanese computer scientist and IT executive, founding president of Google China 2005-2009
李克强李克強li3 ke4 qiang2
Li Keqiang (1955-), PRC politician, prime minister from 2013
李悝李悝li3 kui1
Li Kui (455-395 BC), legalist philosopher and statesman of Wei state 魏國|魏国
李逵李逵li3 kui2
Li Kui, character in the novel Water Margin 水滸全傳|水浒全传
李适李适li3 kuo4
Li Kuo, personal name of tenth Tang emperor Dezong 德宗, (742-805), reigned 779-805
李岚清李嵐清li3 lan2 qing1
Li Lanqing (1932-), PRC politician
李丽珊李麗珊li3 li4 shan1
Lee Lai-Shan (1970-), former windsurfing world champion from Hong Kong
李连杰李連杰li3 lian2 jie2
Li Lianjie or Jet Li (1963-), martial arts sportsman, subsequently film star and director
李林甫李林甫li3 lin2 fu3
Li Linfu (-752), Tang politician, chancellor under Tang emperor Xuanzong 玄宗
李陵李陵li3 ling2
Li Ling (-74 BC), Han dynasty general whose defeat by the Xiongnu 匈奴 in 104 BC led to a major scandal
李隆基李隆基li3 long1 ji1
personal name of seventh Tang emperor Xuanzong 唐玄宗 (685-762), reigned 712-756
李绿园李綠園li3 lv4 yuan2
Li Lüyuan (1707-1790), Qing dynasty writer, author of novel Lamp in the Side Street 岐路燈|岐路灯
李敏勇李敏勇li3 min3 yong3
Li Minyong (1947-), Taiwanese poet
李明博李明博li3 ming2 bo2
Lee Myung-bak (1941-), South Korean businessman, one-time chairman of Hyundai, president of South Korea 2008-2013
李木李木li3 mu4
blackthorn
李娜李娜li3 na4
Li Na (1982-), Chinese tennis player, first Asian player to win a Grand Slam singles title (2011 French Open women's singles)
李宁李寧li3 ning2
Li Ning (1963-), PRC gymnast, winner of three gold medals at Los Angeles 1984 Olympic games
李鹏李鵬li3 peng2
Li Peng (1928-), leading PRC politician, prime minister 1987-1998, reportedly leader of the conservative faction advocating the June 1989 Tiananmen clampdown
李清照李清照li3 qing1 zhao4
Li Qingzhao (1084-c. 1151), southern Song female poet
李群李群li3 qun2
Lie group (math.)
李汝珍李汝珍li3 ru3 zhen1
Li Ruzhen (c. 1763-c. 1830), Qing novelist and phonologist, author of fantasy novel Jinghua Yuan 鏡花緣|镜花缘 or Flowers in the Mirror
李瑞环李瑞環li3 rui4 huan2
Li Ruihuan (1934-), former Chinese politician
李商隐李商隱li3 shang1 yin3
Li Shangyin (c. 813-858), Tang poet
李时珍李時珍li3 shi2 zhen1
Li Shizhen (1518-1593), Ming botanist and pharmacologist, author of Compendium of Medical Herbs 本草綱目|本草纲目
李氏李氏li3 shi4
the Korean Yi or Lee Dynasty (1392-1910)
李氏朝鲜李氏朝鮮li3 shi4 chao2 xian3
Joseon, last Korean dynasty (1392-1910)
李世民李世民li3 shi4 min2
Li Shimin, personal name of second Tang emperor Taizong 唐太宗 (599-649), reigned 626-649
李叔同李叔同li3 shu1 tong2
Liu Shutong (1880-1942), painter, Buddhist monk and distinguished figure in New Culture Movement 新文化運動|新文化运动 after the Xinhai Revolution 辛亥革命 of 1911
李树李樹li3 shu4
plum tree
李舜臣李舜臣li3 shun4 chen2
Yi Sunshin (1545-1598), Korean admiral and folk hero, famous for sea victories over the Japanese invaders
李斯李斯li3 si1
Li Si (c. 280-208 BC), Legalist philosopher, calligrapher and Prime minister of Qin kingdom and Qin dynasty from 246 to 208 BC
李斯特李斯特li3 si1 te4
Ferenc (Franz) Liszt (1811-1886), Hungarian composer; Joseph Lister (1883-1897), British surgeon and bacteriologist
李斯特菌李斯特菌li3 si1 te4 jun1
Listeria monocytogene
李斯特氏杆菌李斯特氏桿菌li3 si1 te4 shi4 gan3 jun1
listeria bacillus
李斯特氏菌李斯特氏菌li3 si1 te4 shi4 jun1
listeria bacillus
李四李四li3 si4
Li Si, name for an unspecified person, second of a series of three: 張三|张三, 李四, 王五 Tom, Dick and Harry
李四光李四光li3 si4 guang1
Li Siguang (1889-1971), Mongol-born, Japanese trained geologist, prominent in early PRC oil exploration
李诵李誦li3 song4
Li Song, personal name of eleventh Tang emperor Shunzong 順宗|顺宗 (761-806), reigned 805-806
李天禄李天祿li3 tian1 lu4
Li Tianlu (1910-1998), Taiwanese master puppeteer
李天王李天王li3 tian1 wang2
the pagoda bearing god
李铁李鐵li3 tie3
Li Tie (1977-), footballer
李铁拐李鐵拐li3 tie3 guai3
Iron-Crutch Li, one of the Eight Immortals 八仙 in Chinese mythology, walking around with an iron crutch and carrying a gourd with special medicine
李娃传李娃傳li3 wa2 zhuan4
Tale of Courtesan Li Wa, novel by Tang writer Bai Xingjian 白行簡|白行简 along the lines of La Traviata, favorite opera plot
李维李維li3 wei2
Titus Livius or Livy (59 BC-17 AD), Roman historian
李维史陀李維史陀li3 wei2 shi3 tuo2
Claude Lévi-Strauss (1908-2009), French social anthropologist
李维斯李維斯li3 wei2 si1
Levi's (brand)
李卫公李衛公li3 wei4 gong1
Li Wei Gong; Duke Li of Wei, official title of Li Jing 李靖
李玟李玟li3 wen2
Coco Lee (1975-), pop singer, songwriter and actress
李希霍芬李希霍芬li3 xi1 huo4 fen1
Ferdinand von Richthofen (1833-1905), German geologist and explorer who published a major foundational study of the geology of China in 1887 and first introduced the term Silk Road 絲綢之路|丝绸之路
李先念李先念li3 xian1 nian4
Li Xiannian (1909-1992), PRC general and politician
李显龙李顯龍li3 xian3 long2
Lee Hsien Loong (1952-), Singapore PAP politician, eldest son of Lee Kuan Yew 李光耀, prime minister from 2004
李小龙李小龍li3 xiao3 long2
Bruce Lee (1940-1973), Hong Kong actor and martial arts expert
李修贤李修賢li3 xiu1 xian2
Danny Lee Sau-Yin (1953-), Hong Kong actor and director
李儇李儇li3 xuan1
Li Xuan, personal name of nineteenth Tang emperor Xizong 僖宗 (862-888), reigned 873-888
李雪健李雪健li3 xue3 jian4
Li Xuejian (1954-), Chinese actor
李亚鹏李亞鵬li3 ya4 peng2
Li Yapeng (1971-), PRC actor
李延寿李延壽li3 yan2 shou4
Li Yanshou (fl. 650), compiler of History of the Southern 南史 and Northern Dynasties 北史
李彦宏李彥宏li3 yan4 hong2
Robin Li (1968-), founder and CEO of Baidu 百度, a PRC Internet company
李冶李冶li3 ye3
Li Jilan 李季蘭|李季兰 or Li Ye (713-784), Tang dynasty female poet
李晔李曄li3 ye4
Li Ye, personal name of twentieth Tang emperor Zhaozong 昭宗 (867-904), reigned 888-904
李缨李纓li3 ying1
Li Ying (1963-), Japanese-educated Chinese documentary film director
李英儒李英儒li3 ying1 ru2
Li Yingru (1913-1989), calligrapher and writer, author of many novels about the war as seen by the communists
李渔李漁li3 yu2
Li Yu (1611-c. 1680), late Ming and early Qing writer and dramatist
李宇春李宇春li3 yu3 chun1
Li Yuchun aka Chris Lee (1984-), Chinese pop singer
李豫李豫li3 yu4
Li Yu, personal name of ninth Tang emperor Taizong 代宗 (727-779), reigned 762-779
李煜李煜li3 yu4
Li Yu (c. 937-978), given name of the final ruler of Tang of the Five Southern dynasties Li Houzhu 李後主|李后主, a renowned poet
李渊李淵li3 yuan1
Li Yuan, personal name of first Tang emperor Gaozu 唐高祖 (566-635), reigned 618-626
李元昊李元昊li3 yuan2 hao4
Li Yuanhao (1003-1048), founding king of Xixia 西夏 around modern Ningxia 寧夏|宁夏
李远哲李遠哲li3 yuan3 zhe2
Yuan T. Lee (1936-), Taiwanese-born Chemist and Nobel Prize winner in 1986
李约瑟李約瑟li3 yue1 se4
Joseph Needham (1900-1995), British biochemist and author of Science and Civilization in China
李云娜李雲娜li3 yun2 na4
Euna Lee (phonetic transcription), US woman journalist imprisoned as spy by North Korea in 2009; also written 李誠恩|李诚恩
李泽楷李澤楷li3 ze2 kai3
Richard Li (1966-), Hong Kong businessman and philanthropist
李湛李湛li3 zhan4
Li Zhan, personal name of fourteenth Tang emperor Jingzong 敬宗 (809-827), reigned 825-827
李肇李肈li3 zhao4
Li Zhao (c. 800), Tang dynasty scholar and official
李肇星李肇星li3 zhao4 xing1
Li Zhaoxing (1940-), former PRC foreign minister
李哲李哲li3 zhe2
Li Zhe, personal name of fourth Tang Emperor Zhongzong 唐中宗 (656-710), reigned 705-710
李振藩李振藩li3 zhen4 fan1
Li Zhenfan (1940-1973), real name of the actor Bruce Lee 李小龍|李小龙
李政道李政道li3 zheng4 dao4
Tsung-Dao Lee (1926-), Chinese American physicist, Columbia University, 1957 Nobel laureate
李直夫李直夫li3 zhi2 fu1
Li Zhifu (c. 14th century), Yuan dynasty playwright in the 雜劇|杂剧 style
李贽李贄li3 zhi4
Li Zhi (1527-1602), late Ming philosopher, historian and writer
李治李治li3 zhi4
Li Zhi, personal name of third Tang emperor Gaozong 唐高宗, (628-683), reigned 649-683
李祝李祝li3 zhu4
Lizhu, personal name of twenty-first and last Tang emperor Aidi 哀帝 (892-908), reigned 904-907
李自成李自成li3 zi4 cheng2
Li Zicheng (1605-1645), leader of peasant rebellion at the end of the Ming Dynasty
李子李子li3 zi5
plum
李宗仁李宗仁li3 zong1 ren2
Li Zongren (1891-1969), a leader of Guangxi warlord faction
李宗盛李宗盛li3 zong1 sheng4
Jonathan Lee (1958-), Taiwanese record producer and songwriter
唐高祖李渊唐高祖李淵tang2 gao1 zu3 li3 yuan1
Li Yuan (566-635), first Tang emperor Gaozu, reigned 618-626
"Duke Li of Wei Answering Emperor Taizong of Tang", military treatise attributed to Li Jing 李靖 and one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书
铁拐李鐵拐李tie3 guai3 li3
see 李鐵拐|李铁拐
投桃报李投桃報李tou2 tao2 bao4 li3
toss a peach, get back a plum (idiom); to return a favor; to exchange gifts; Scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours.