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

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

病 bìng
HSK 2
illness, sickness, disease
从 cóng
HSK 2
from, by, since, whence, through
口 kǒu
HSK 3
mouth; open end; entrance, gate
入 rù
HSK 4
enter, come in(to), join
祸 huò
HSK 6
misfortune, calamity, disaster
从 cóng
HSK 2
from, by, since, whence, through
口 kǒu
HSK 3
mouth; open end; entrance, gate
出 chū
HSK 1
go out, send out; stand; produce