字 Chinese Character Wiki Wiki
Log in
  • Home
  • Search
  • Articles
  • Lists
  • Recent Changes
  • My Edits
  • Character Builder
Preferences
Theme
Characters
Phonetic
  • Dong Chinese
祸从口出
huò​cóng​kǒu​chū

careless talk leads to trouble

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  • 病从口入,祸从口出 bìng​cóng​kǒu​rù​huò​cóng​kǒu​chū illness enters by the mouth, trouble comes out by the mouth
    (idiom) Illness is often caused by what one eats, and trouble is often caused by what one says; reminds people to be careful with their diet and their speech.
CC BY-SA 4.0 Data licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0