病从口入 bìng cóng kǒu rù

DEFINITIONS

  1. Illness enters by the mouth (idiom). Mind what you eat!
  2. fig. A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.

CHARACTERS

病 bìng illness, sickness, disease
从 cóng from, by, since, whence, through
口 kǒu mouth; open end; entrance, gate
入 rù enter, come in(to), join