病从口入 in English bing4 cong2 kou3 ru4 Meaning

Meanings

  • Illness enters by the mouth (idiomatic expression). Mind what you eat!
  • metaphorically A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.

Simplified Characters

病 从 口 入

Traditional Characters

病 從 口 入

Pinyin

bing4 cong2 kou3 ru4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

病bing4illness 从cong2surname Cong 口kou3mouth 入ru4to enter