病从口入，祸从口出 bìng cóng kǒu rù ， huò cóng kǒu chū

food can cause illness; words can cause trouble

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
病 bìng HSK 2
to fall ill; illness; disease
从 cóng HSK 2
from; via; through
口 kǒu HSK 3
mouth
入 rù HSK 4
to enter; to go into; to join
祸 huò HSK 6
misfortune; disaster; calamity
从 cóng HSK 2
from; via; through
口 kǒu HSK 3
mouth
出 chū HSK 1
to go out; to come out