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病は口より入り、禍は口より出ず
Hiragana
やまいはくちよりいりわざわいはくちよりいず
Proverb
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
病や災いは、口から入ったり（飲食・不摂生）、口から出た言葉（失言・悪口）によって招かれることが多いという戒めのことわざ。食生活に気をつけ、言葉遣いにも注意せよという教え。
Easy Japanese Meaning
たべものにきをつけないと、びょうきになる。ことばにきをつけないと、わざわいをよぶ。
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
病从口入，祸从口出。 / 饮食不慎易致病。 / 言语不慎易招祸。
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
比喻疾病多由飲食不當而生。 / 比喻禍害多由言語不慎而起。 / 勸人節制口腹、謹言慎語。
Korean Meaning
말이 화를 부르니 함부로 말하지 말라는 경계. / 잘못 먹는 것이 병을 부르니 음식 섭취를 조심하라는 경계. / 병과 재앙이 입에서 비롯된다는 뜻의 속담.
Vietnamese Meaning
Cẩn trọng lời nói và việc ăn uống để tránh tai họa, bệnh tật. / Nói năng thiếu suy nghĩ dễ rước họa; ăn uống không điều độ dễ sinh bệnh. / Đừng nói lời xui rủi, đừng để việc ăn uống gây bệnh.
Tagalog Meaning
Mag-ingat sa kinakain—ang maling pagkain ay nagdudulot ng sakit. / Mag-ingat sa sinasabi—ang salita’y maaaring magdala ng kapahamakan. / Huwag magbitaw ng salitang malas.
Sense（1）
(idiomatic) Speak no ill-fated words; let no feeding cause you ailment; literally Diseases enter through the mouth, disasters come out of the mouth.
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(idiomatic) Speak no ill-fated words; let no feeding cause you ailment; literally Diseases enter through the mouth, disasters come out of the mouth.
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病は口より入り、禍は口より出ず
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He cautioned not to speak ill of others, saying, 'Illness enters by the mouth, and disaster does not come out of it.'
He cautioned not to speak ill of others, saying, 'Illness enters by the mouth, and disaster does not come out of it.'
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彼は「病は口より入り、禍は口より出ず」と言って、悪口を言わないように注意した。
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