病从口入，祸从口出

Traditional: 病從口入，禍從口出

bìng cóng kǒu rù , huò cóng kǒu chū

Dictionary entry

Illness enters by the mouth, trouble comes out by the mouth (idiom). A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.

What does 病从口入，祸从口出 mean?

病从口入，祸从口出 (bìng cóng kǒu rù , huò cóng kǒu chū) has the following dictionary meaning.

1Illness enters by the mouth, trouble comes out by the mouth (idiom). A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.

Character breakdown

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病bìngillness · CL:場|场[chang2]从cóngvariant of 從|从[cong2]口kǒumouth · classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)入rùto enter; to go into · to join; to become a member of 祸huòold variant of 禍|祸[huo4]出chūto go out; to come out · to arise; to occur

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How to pronounce 病从口入，祸从口出

病从口入，祸从口出

bìng cóng kǒu rù , huò cóng kǒu chū

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