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Chinese
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the people; nationality; citizen
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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)
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民
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以
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食
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為/爲
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天
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| simp. (民以食为天)
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民
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以
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食
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为
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天
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Etymology
From the Book of Han.
Pronunciation
Proverb
民以食為天
- People see food as their primary need.