「民以食為天」
| Entry #1 | |
| Pronunciation： | man4 ji5 sik6 wai4 tin1 |
| Individual Character Meaning： |
民 people; citizen; folk 以 based on; take...as...; with; by means of; to take ... (as); to use; to regard ... as; according to; with reference to 食 to eat; to take (medicine); to suffer; to conquer; to control 為 to act as; to be; in order to; to become; for; for the sake of; for the purpose of; because of; to do; to practice; to act 天 sky; day; 24 hours |
| Variants： | Variants： 民以食爲天 |
| Part of Speech： | expression |
| Explanation： |
food is what really matters to the people
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