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禍從口出
huò​cóng​kǒu​chū

careless talk leads to trouble

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents

Senses

祸从口出/ 禍從口出 huò​cóng​kǒu​chū careless talk leads to trouble

(idiom) disaster comes from the mouth; a loose tongue leads to trouble

References

see 祸从口出/禍從口出 → 病从口入/病從口入
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