bệnh tòng khẩu nhập, hoạ tòng khẩu xuất

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 病從口入，禍從口出.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓəjŋ̟˧˨ʔ tawŋ͡m˨˩ xəw˧˩ ɲəp̚˧˨ʔ hwaː˧˨ʔ tawŋ͡m˨˩ xəw˧˩ swət̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓen˨˩ʔ tawŋ͡m˦˩ kʰəw˧˨ ɲəp̚˨˩ʔ hwaː˨˩ʔ tawŋ͡m˦˩ kʰəw˧˨ swək̚˦˧˥] ~ [ʔɓen˨˩ʔ tɔŋ˦˩ xəw˧˨ ɲəp̚˨˩ʔ hwaː˨˩ʔ tɔŋ˦˩ xəw˧˨ swək̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓəːn˨˩˨ tawŋ͡m˨˩ kʰəw˨˩˦ ɲəp̚˨˩˨ waː˨˩˨ tawŋ͡m˨˩ kʰəw˨˩˦ s⁽ʷ⁾ək̚˦˥] ~ [ʔɓəːn˨˩˨ tawŋ͡m˨˩ xəw˨˩˦ ɲəp̚˨˩˨ waː˨˩˨ tawŋ͡m˨˩ xəw˨˩˦ s⁽ʷ⁾ək̚˦˥]
  • Phonetic spelling: bệnh tòng khẩu nhập hoạ tòng khẩu xuất

Phrase

bệnh tòng khẩu nhập, hoạ tòng khẩu xuất

  1. Illness comes in via the mouth because of food and trouble goes out via the mouth because of words; carefulness required in diet and speech
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