祸从口出 — “Trouble or disaster is caused by careless or imprudent speech”
祸从口出 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Trouble or disaster is caused by careless or imprudent speech”. Literally, “Calamity comes from the mouth”.
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记住祸从口出，所以在公共场合发言时一定要谨慎，避免不必要的麻烦。
Remember that trouble comes from careless words, so be cautious when speaking in public to avoid unnecessary problems.
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More idioms starting with 祸
- huò祸bù不dān单xíng行misfortunes never come singly
- huò祸bù不fǎn反zhǒng踵Calamity strikes swiftly
- huò祸bù不wàng妄zhì至Misfortune does not come without a reason
- huò祸bù不xuán旋zhǒng踵disaster will arrive very soon
- huò祸yǔ与fú福lín邻Fortune and misfortune are neighbors
- huò祸zhōng中yǒu有fú福Blessing in disguise
- huò祸wéi为fú福xiān先misfortune precedes good fortune
- huò祸luàn乱jiāo交xīng兴disasters and chaos arise concurrently
- huò祸luàn乱tāo滔tiān天widespread devastation and turmoil
- huò祸luàn乱xiāng相xún寻calamities and chaos follow one another
- huò祸cóng从kǒu口chū出，，huàn患cóng从kǒu口rù入Misfortune from speech, trouble from food
- huò祸cóng从kǒu口chū出，，bìng病cóng从kǒu口rù入Careless talk and eating cause disaster and illness
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What does 祸从口出 mean?
祸从口出 (huò cóng kǒu chū) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Trouble or disaster is caused by careless or imprudent speech”.
How do you pronounce 祸从口出?
祸从口出 is pronounced huò cóng kǒu chū in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 祸从口出 literally mean?
Literally, 祸从口出 means “Calamity comes from the mouth”. It is used to mean “Trouble or disaster is caused by careless or imprudent speech”.
What is the Chinese definition of 祸从口出?
灾祸从口里产生出来。指说话不谨慎容易惹祸。