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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
Identically from the Book of Han, whose earlier version in the Records of the Grand Historian goes as follows:
王者以民人為天，而民人以食為天。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
王者以民人为天，而民人以食为天。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
- Wángzhě yǐ mínrén wèi tiān, ér mínrén yǐ shí wèi tiān.
- To the king the people are "heaven," and to the people food is "heaven" (which is to say, a sine qua non).
Pronunciation
Proverb
民以食為天
- People see food as their primary need.