病从口入

Traditional form:

病從口入

Pinyin (reading):

bìngcóngkǒurù

Definitions:

• Illness enters by the mouth (idiom). Mind what you eat!
• fig. 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

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