祸从口出，病从口入 — “Disaster may arise from careless talk”
祸从口出，病从口入 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Disaster may arise from careless talk”. And illness may result from improper eating. It warns people to be cautious about what they say and what they eat. Literally, “Disaster comes from the mouth, illness enters from the mouth”.
祸从口出，病从口入 Pronunciation and Pinyin
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- huò祸bù不xuán旋zhǒng踵disaster will arrive very soon
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- huò祸luàn乱jiāo交xīng兴disasters and chaos arise concurrently
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- huò祸luàn乱xiāng相xún寻calamities and chaos follow one another
- huò祸cóng从kǒu口chū出Trouble comes from careless speech
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What does 祸从口出，病从口入 mean?
祸从口出，病从口入 (huò cóng kǒu chū ， bìng cóng kǒu rù) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Disaster may arise from careless talk”.
How do you pronounce 祸从口出，病从口入?
祸从口出，病从口入 is pronounced huò cóng kǒu chū ， bìng cóng kǒu rù in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 祸从口出，病从口入 literally mean?
Literally, 祸从口出，病从口入 means “Disaster comes from the mouth, illness enters from the mouth”. It is used to mean “Disaster may arise from careless talk”.
What is the Chinese definition of 祸从口出，病从口入?
祸：灾祸。说话不小心就会招来灾祸，吃错东西就会生病