이민위천

Korean

Etymology

Sino-Korean word from 以民爲天 (“to consider the people as Heaven”), from the Book of Han:

王者以民爲天，而民以食爲天。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
王者以民为天，而民以食为天。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Book of Han, circa 1st century CE
Wáng zhě yǐmínwèitiān, ér mín yǐ shí wèi tiān. [Pinyin]
The king considers his people as Heaven; the people consider their food as Heaven.

Pronunciation
  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈi(ː)minɥit͡ɕʰʌ̹n] ~ [ˈi(ː)minyt͡ɕʰʌ̹n]
  • Phonetic hangul: [이(ː)미뉘천]
    • Though still prescriptive in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?iminwicheon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?imin'wicheon
McCune–Reischauer?iminwich'ŏn
Yale Romanization?īmin.wi.chen

Noun

이민위천 • (iminwicheon) (hanja 以民爲天)

  1. (set phrase from Classical Chinese, of a political leader) holding the benefit of the people to be one's political goal

Usage notes
  • Nowadays used more commonly in North Korea.

Derived terms
  • 이민위천(以民爲天)하다 (iminwicheonhada)
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