mín / yǐ / shí / wéi / tiān / zhèng / fǔ / shǒu / xiān / yào / bǎo / zhàng / dà / jiā / de / jī / běn / shēng / huó

民以食为天，政府首先要保障大家的基本生活。

Food is the people's first necessity, so the government must first ensure everyone's basic living needs.