民以食為天
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Chinese[edit]
the people; nationality; citizen | to use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.) |
eat; food; to feed eat; food; to feed; animal feed |
because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become |
day; sky; heaven | ||
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trad. (民以食為天/民以食爲天) | 民 | 以 | 食 | 為/爲 | 天 | |
simp. (民以食为天) | 民 | 以 | 食 | 为 | 天 |
Etymology[edit]
From the Book of Han.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proverb[edit]
民以食為天