even if one says

(idiomatic) Speak no ill-fated words; let no feeding cause you ailment; literally Diseases enter through the mouth, disasters come out of the mouth.

to say, to tell somebody / to call, to name, to give a name / to cry, to call, to make a noise (such as an animal)

mouth

past tense and perfective aspect of 言う (iu, yū) [godan]

nonetheless, although, be that as it may

in other words; what I (you, etc.) mean is

to startle; to surprise; to astonish

mouth / opening / taste (in food), preference

(Buddhism) the mouth / (Buddhism) (by extension) one's speech, one's words / the mouthpiece of a flute