病は口より入り、禍は口より出ず
Japanese edit
| Kanji in this term | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 病 | 口 | 入 | 禍 | 口 | 出 |
| やまい Grade: 3 |
くち Grade: 1 |
い Grade: 1 |
わざわい Grade: S |
くち Grade: 1 |
い Grade: 1 |
| kun’yomi | |||||
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 病は口より入り、禍は口より出ず (kyūjitai) |
Etymology edit
Calque of Literary Chinese 病從口入，禍從口出／病从口入，祸从口出.
Proverb edit
病は口より入り、禍は口より出ず • (yamai wa kuchi yori iri, wazawai wa kuchi yori izu)
- (idiomatic) Speak no ill-fated words; let no feeding cause you ailment; literally Diseases enter through the mouth, disasters come out of the mouth.
See also edit
Three wise monkeys on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References edit
- Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN