病从口入，祸从口出 in English bing4 cong2 kou3 ru4 , huo4 cong2 kou3 chu1 Meaning

Meanings

  • Illness enters by the mouth, trouble comes out by the mouth (idiomatic expression). A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.

Simplified Characters

病 从 口 入 ， 祸 从 口 出

Traditional Characters

病 從 口 入 ， 禍 從 口 出

Pinyin

bing4 cong2 kou3 ru4 , huo4 cong2 kou3 chu1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

病bing4illness 从cong2surname Cong 口kou3mouth 入ru4to enter ， 祸huo4old variant of 禍|祸[huo4] 从cong2surname Cong 口kou3mouth 出chu1to go out