「民以食為天」
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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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