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国以民为本，民以食为天
国以民为本，民以食为天
国以民为本，民以食为天
国以民为本，民以食为天
国以民为本，民以食为天
国以民为本，民以食为天
国以民为本，民以食为天
国以民为本，民以食为天

国以民为本，民以食为天 — “The populace is the foundation of a community”

国以民为本，民以食为天 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the populace is the foundation of a community”. And food is the paramount necessity for their survival. Literally, “A community takes its people as its foundation, and people take food as their heaven”.

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国以民为本，民以食为天 Pronunciation and Pinyin

国以民为本，民以食为天 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
国		guó8country or China
以		yǐ5by means of
民		mín5the common people
为		wèi4to be or to do
本		běn5root, origin, fundamental, main
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民		mín5the common people
以		yǐ5by means of
食		shí9eat food eclipse
为		wéi4to be or to do
天		tiān4sky, heaven, day, nature

Example Sentence with 国以民为本，民以食为天

在任何集体中，核心的原则都应是关注成员的福祉，因为大家的生活离不开最基本的物质保障，正所谓国以民为本，民以食为天。
In any collective, the core principle should be to focus on the well-being of its members, because everyone's life depends on the most basic material security, embodying the spirit of 'the populace is the foundation, and food is their paramount necessity.'

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Questions about 国以民为本，民以食为天

What does 国以民为本，民以食为天 mean?

国以民为本，民以食为天 (guó yǐ mín wèi běn ， mín yǐ shí wéi tiān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “the populace is the foundation of a community”.

How do you pronounce 国以民为本，民以食为天?

国以民为本，民以食为天 is pronounced guó yǐ mín wèi běn ， mín yǐ shí wéi tiān in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 国以民为本，民以食为天 literally mean?

Literally, 国以民为本，民以食为天 means “a community takes its people as its foundation, and people take food as their heaven”. It is used to mean “the populace is the foundation of a community”.

What is the Chinese definition of 国以民为本，民以食为天?

本：事物的根源或根基；天：指生存的首要条件。国家以人民为根本，人民以食物为头等大事