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病從口入
简 病从口入 · 繁 病從口入Mandarin · pinyin bìng cóng kǒu rù
Meanings
- Illness enters by the mouth (idiom). Mind what you eat!
- fig. A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.
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4–2–3–4 · bing4 cong2 kou3 ru4
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
beng6 cung4 hau2 jap6
Cantonese word readings for 病從口入. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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beng6 cung4 hau2 jap6
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- (idiomatic) illness enters from the mouth
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