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Definition(s) for: 病从口入

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
病从口入 bìng cóng kǒu rù - Illness enters by the mouth (idiom). Mind what you eat!
- fig. A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - - 68,676 54,637

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
bìng- illness
- CL:場|场[chang2]
- disease
- to fall ill
- defect
cóng- variant of 從|从[cong2]
cóng- surname Cong
cóng- from; through; via
- (bound form) to follow
- (bound form) to obey
- (bound form) to engage in (an activity)
- (used before a negative) ever
- (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer; attendant
- (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) assistant; auxiliary; subordinate
- (bound form) (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor
kǒu- mouth
- classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc)
- classifier for bites or mouthfuls
- to enter; to go into
- to join; to become a member of
- (bound form) to conform to (as in 入時|入时[ru4shi2])
- abbr. for 入聲|入声[ru4sheng1]
- (on product packaging, after {number n} + {classifier}) containing (n pieces) (from Japanese 入 "iri")

Other Words Containing 病从口入

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Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo