病は口より入り、禍は口より出ず

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
やまい
Grade: 3
くち
Grade: 1

Grade: 1
わざわい
Grade: S
くち
Grade: 1

Grade: 1
kun'yomi
Alternative spelling
病は口より入り、禍は口より出ず (kyūjitai)

Etymology

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Calque from Literary Chinese 病從口入,禍從口出病从口入,祸从口出.

Proverb

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(やまい)(くち)より()り、(わざわい)(くち)より() (yamai wa kuchi yori iri, wazawai wa kuchi yori izu

  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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