嘢可以亂食,說話唔可以亂講 (je5 ho2 ji5 lyun6 sik6, syut3 waa6 m4 ho2 ji5 lyun6 gong2) — one must watch what comes out of their mouth (what they say) more so than what they put into their mouth (what they eat) [colloquial] in Cantonese

jeˏ₅hoˊ²jiˏ₅lyunˍ₆sik6,syut˗₃waaˍ₆mˎ₄hoˊ²jiˏ₅lyunˍ₆gongˊ²
嘢可以乱食,说话唔可以乱讲
Mandarin Pinyin: ye3 ke3yi3 luan4 shi2, shuo1hua4 wu2 ke3 yi3 luan4jiang3

Meaning of 嘢可以亂食,說話唔可以亂講

nounone must watch what comes out of their mouth (what they say) more so than what they put into their mouth (what they eat) [colloquial]

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