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禍從口出 (wo6 cung4 hau2 ceot1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

禍從口出 (wo6 cung4 hau2 ceot1, huò cóng kǒu chū) — Trouble issues from the mouth (idiom). A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.

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Usage

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 禍心 (wo6 sam1) — Evil intentions
• 禍端 (wo6 dyun1) — source of the disaster
• 禍胎 (wo6 toi1) — source of the disaster; the root of the trouble
• 禍起蕭牆 (wo6 hei2 siu1 coeng4) — (idiom) internal troubles crops up within a family; an internal strife arise up
• 禍 (wo5) — disaster; misfortune; calamity; to bring disaster upon; to ruin; to damage
• 禍 (wo6) — disaster; misfortune; calamity; to bring disaster upon; to ruin; to damage

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