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病從口入 (beng6 cung4 hau2 jap6) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

病從口入 (beng6 cung4 hau2 jap6, bìng cóng kǒu rù) — Illness enters by the mouth (idiom). Mind what you eat!; fig. A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 病人衫 (beng6 jan4 saam1) — Patient's wear; gown
• 病君 (beng6 gwan1) — a sick person (slang)
• 病咗 (beng6 zo2) — fall sick (spoken)
• 病壞 (beng6 waai2) — (verb) become weak and fragile with illnesses; (noun) infirm person;
• 病字邊 (beng6 zi6 bin1) — number 104 of Kangxi radical
• 病徵 (beng6 zing1) — (noun) symptoms

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