祸从口出 in English huo4 cong2 kou3 chu1 Meaning

Meanings

  • Trouble issues from the mouth (idiomatic expression). A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.

Simplified Characters

祸 从 口 出

Traditional Characters

禍 從 口 出

Pinyin

huo4 cong2 kou3 chu1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

祸huo4old variant of 禍|祸[huo4] 从cong2surname Cong 口kou3mouth 出chu1to go out