bệnh tòng khẩu nhập, hoạ tòng khẩu xuất

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 病從口入，禍從口出.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəjŋ̟˧˨ʔ tawŋ͡m˨˩ xəw˧˩ ɲəp̚˧˨ʔ hwaː˧˨ʔ tawŋ͡m˨˩ xəw˧˩ swət̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓen˨˩ʔ tawŋ͡m˦˩ kʰəw˧˨ ɲəp̚˨˩ʔ hwaː˨˩ʔ tawŋ͡m˦˩ kʰəw˧˨ swək̚˦˧˥] ~ [ʔɓen˨˩ʔ tɔŋ˦˩ xəw˧˨ ɲəp̚˨˩ʔ hwaː˨˩ʔ tɔŋ˦˩ xəw˧˨ swək̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓəːn˨˩˨ tawŋ͡m˨˩ kʰəw˨˩˦ ɲəp̚˨˩˨ waː˨˩˨ tawŋ͡m˨˩ kʰəw˨˩˦ s⁽ʷ⁾ək̚˦˥] ~ [ʔɓəːn˨˩˨ tawŋ͡m˨˩ xəw˨˩˦ ɲəp̚˨˩˨ waː˨˩˨ tawŋ͡m˨˩ xəw˨˩˦ s⁽ʷ⁾ək̚˦˥]

Phrase

bệnh tòng khẩu nhập, hoạ tòng khẩu xuất

1. Illness comes in via the mouth because of food and trouble goes out via the mouth because of words; carefulness required in diet and speech