Avoid melon and plum
To avoid melons and Li, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is B ì Gu ā f á NGL ǐ, which means to avoid suspicion. It's from gentleman's way.
Analysis of Idioms
A synonym for avoiding Li and suspecting Gua
Idiom usage
He and I, he and I, avoid melons and plums, and are always like guests. Shen Luan Jiao: a gift to prostitutes by Li Yu in Qing Dynasty
Avoid melon and plum
Discard the last and turn the root - qì mò fǎn běn
get together and disperse like animals and birds - shòu jù niǎo sàn
Discard the short and use the long - qì duǎn yòng cháng