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病从口入，祸从口出

bìng cóng kǒu rù , huò cóng kǒu chū · bing cong kou ru , huo cong kou chu

Traditional 病從口入，禍從口出

Meaning

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  1. Illness enters by the mouth, trouble comes out by the mouth (idiom). A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.
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