病从口入，祸从口出

Traditional form:

病從口入，禍從口出

Pinyin (reading):

bìngcóngkǒurù,huòcóngkǒuchū

Definitions:

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

Characters:

• 病 - sickness, illness, disease
• 从 - from, by, since, whence, through
• 口 - mouth; entrance, gate, opening
• 入 - to enter, to come in; to join
• 祸 - misfortune, disaster, calamity
• 从 - from, by, since, whence, through
• 口 - mouth; entrance, gate, opening
• 出 - to go out, to send out; stand; produce

Traditional characters:

• 病 - sickness, illness, disease
• 從 - from, by, since, whence, through
• 口 - mouth; entrance, gate, opening
• 入 - to enter, to come in; to join
• 禍 - misfortune, disaster, calamity
• 從 - from, by, since, whence, through
• 口 - mouth; entrance, gate, opening
• 出 - to go out, to send out; stand; produce