民以食为天
Traditional form:
民以食為天
Pinyin (reading):
mínyǐshíwéitiān
Definitions:
- Food is the God of the people. (idiom); People view food as the primary need.
- Food first, ethical niceties second
Characters:
- 民 - citizens, subjects; a nation's people
- 以 - according to; so as to; because of; then
- 食 - food; to eat
- 为 - to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
- 天 - sky, heaven; god, celestial
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