祸从口出 huò cóng kǒu chū

trouble comes from careless words

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. Trouble issues from the mouth (idiom). A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.

Characters

Character Meaning
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