Definitions

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

Components

• 民 Mín – surname Min
• 以 Yǐ – PN:abbr. for Israel 以色列[Yi3 se4 lie4]
• 食 shí – to eat
• 为 wéi – as (in the capacity of)
• 天 tiān – day