| 病从口入 |
bìng cóng kǒu rù |
Illness enters by the mouth (idiom). Mind what you eat! / fig. A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble. |
| 病 |
bìng |
illness / CL:场 / disease / to fall ill / defect |
| 从 |
cóng |
variant of 从 |
| 从 |
Cóng |
surname Cong |
| 从 |
cóng |
from; through; via / (bound form) to follow / (bound form) to obey / (bound form) to engage in (an activity) / (used before a negative) ever / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer; attendant / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate / (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor |
| 口 |
kǒu |
mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls |
| 入 |
rù |
to enter; to go into / to join; to become a member of / (bound form) to conform to (as in 入时) / abbr. for 入声 / (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri") |