病从口入

病

bìng

从

從

cóng

口

kǒu

入

rù

Illness enters by the mouth (idiom). Mind what you eat! / fig. A loose tongue may cause a lot of trouble.

Characters and words in 病从口入

病

bìng = bi + (e)ng4

illness / CL:場|场[chang2] / disease / to fall ill / defect

Add a new mnemonic for 病 = 丙 + 疒

病 = 丙 + 疒 : In engine's bathroom Brunhilde is proudly inspecting her bronze medal. She got it in a contest about having the craziest sickness by painting a colorful rash on her face.

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从

從

cóng = cu + (e)ng2

from / through / via / to follow / to obey / to engage in (an activity) / never (in negative sentence) / (Taiwan pr. [zong4]) retainer / assistant / auxiliary / subordinate / related by common paternal grandfather or earlier ancestor

Add a new mnemonic for 从 = 人

Add a new mnemonic for 從 = 彳 + 从 + 止

从 = 人 : Mnemonic symbol: 从 looks like the legs of a rubber chicken. Two Neanderthal Men (人) are playing a game with Kitty Cat (cu) in the engine's kitchen ((e)ng2). They stand in a line and let Kitty Cat pass through (从) the tunnel formed by their legs by teasing her with a rubber chicken (从).

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口

kǒu = k + ou3

mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls

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Mnemonic symbol: 口 shall be represented by a mandarin. Karl Marx (k-) is enjoying a mandarin in the outhouse's living room (ou3).

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入

rù = ru + Ø4

to enter / to go into / to join / to become a member of / to confirm or agree with / abbr. for 入聲|入声[ru4 sheng1]

Add a new mnemonic for 入 = 丿 + ㇏

入 = 丿 + ㇏ : Mnemonic symbol: an enter key like on a computer keyboard.

There is a special area in the space station's bathroom (Ø4) which is filled with bananas (丿), but you have to hit an enter key (入) to enter (入). Rachel Rhinoceros (ru) uses a finger (㇏) to press the button and get access to the bananas.

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