Hoạ tuỳ khẩu xuất, bệnh tuỳ khẩu nhập

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Meaning · English

Diseases enter through the mouth and troubles come out of it

Literally: calamity follows the mouth out, sickness follows the mouth in

Examples

Anh ấy luôn cẩn thận với lời nói vì như có câu 'Hoạ tuỳ khẩu xuất, bệnh tuỳ khẩu nhập'He's always careful with his words because as the saying goes 'calamity follows the mouth out, sickness follows the mouth in'

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Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-06; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Hoạ tuỳ khẩu xuất, bệnh tuỳ khẩu nhập” mean?

Diseases enter through the mouth and troubles come out of it Literally: calamity follows the mouth out, sickness follows the mouth in

Is “Hoạ tuỳ khẩu xuất, bệnh tuỳ khẩu nhập” formal or informal?

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