病从口入

病从口入
bìngcóngkǒu

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

2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings

MEANING

  1. noun

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

    • Illness enters through the mouth, and disaster comes out from the mouth.

  2. noun

    fig. A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.

    • Disease enters through the mouth, and disaster comes out of the mouth.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

A person lying on a sickbed crying out in pain everywhere sounds like "bing."

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