病從口入 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
HSK 2
illness, sickness, disease
從 cóng from, by, since, whence, through
口 kǒu
HSK 3
mouth; open end; entrance, gate
入 rù
HSK 4
enter, come in(to), join