病从口入，祸从口出

bìng cóng kǒu rù , huò cóng kǒu chū

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

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Child Words of 病从口入，祸从口出

• 入 入 rù: to enter
• 出 出 chū: to go out
• 口 口 kǒu: mouth
• 从 从 cóng: from
• 病 病 bìng: illness
• 病从口入 病从口入 bìng cóng kǒu rù: Illness enters by the mouth (idiom). Mind what you eat!
• 祸 祸 huò: disaster
• 祸从口出 祸从口出 huò cóng kǒu chū: Trouble issues from the mouth (idiom). A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.