Japanese Proverbs: kuchi wa wazawai no moto

口は災いのもと
kuchi wa wazawai no moto
(or 口は禍のもと)
The mouth is the origin of disasters

Example sentence:
口は禍のもとだから、噂話はやめたほうがいい。
kuchi wa wazawai no moto dakara uwasa banashi wa yameta hou ga ii.
The mouth is the origin of disasters, therefore you should stop gossiping.

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[purevil06]

ty for uploading~!!

[thejapanshop]

Thanks for watching!

[naldchow]

In Chinese it's 病从口入，祸从口出

[zapperxxx]

cool! thanks ! im using it for my hw ^^

[bestiaccia]

Thanks!

[forgetmaenot]

wii-lly liked it heh

[DriftTrickster]

Man this rocks!

[animecovers]

thanks m8

[7ElementzHeroes]

I learning this for sure. and ill check out the websites. Thanx