病從口入 bìng cóng kǒu rù

Illness enters by the mouth (idiom). Mind what you eat!

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
病 bìng HSK 2
to fall ill; illness; disease
從 cóng
from; via; through
口 kǒu HSK 3
mouth
入 rù HSK 4
to enter; to go into; to join