Chinese begins with basics like characters, builds up to words, and reaches idioms. This free resource introduces advanced idioms like 「病由口入」, with details below.
Today, we explore the idiom 「病由口入」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.
Diseases are mostly transmitted by food. Metaphorically, one should pay attention to food hygiene. Same as “Diseases come from the mouth.”
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
bìng yóu kǒu rù
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
beng6 yau4 hau2 yap6
The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.
