民以食为天

mín yǐ shí wéi tiān

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1. Food is the God of the people. (idiom); People view food as the primary need.
2. Food first, ethical niceties second

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Child Words of 民以食为天

• 以 以 yǐ: to use
• 天 天 tiān: day
• 为 为 wéi: as (in the capacity of)
• 为 为 wèi: because of
• 民 民 mín: (bound form) the people
• 食 食 shí: to eat
• 食 食 sì: to feed (a person or animal)