病從口入,禍從口出
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See also: 病从口入,祸从口出
Chinese[edit]
ailment; illness; disease ailment; illness; disease; fall ill; sick; defect |
from; obey; observe from; obey; observe; follow; second cousin; lax; yielding; unhurried |
mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils) | to enter | disaster | from; obey; observe from; obey; observe; follow; second cousin; lax; yielding; unhurried |
mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils) | to go out; to come out; to occur to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas) | |||
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trad. (病從口入,禍從口出) | 病 | 從 | 口 | 入 | , | 禍 | 從 | 口 | 出 | |
simp. (病从口入,祸从口出) | 病 | 从 | 口 | 入 | , | 祸 | 从 | 口 | 出 | |
Literally: “Disease goes in by the mouth and trouble comes out of the mouth.” |
Pronunciation[edit]
Proverb[edit]
病從口入,禍從口出
- illness comes in via the mouth because of food and trouble goes out via the mouth because of words; carefulness is required in one's diet and speech
Descendants[edit]
Vietnamese[edit]
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |||||||
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病 | 從 | 口 | 入 | 禍 | 從 | 口 | 出 |