素面朝天
Traditional form:
素面朝天
Pinyin (reading):
sùmiàncháotiān
Definitions:
- lit. to present oneself confidently to the emperor, without makeup (as did the sister of Yang Guifei 楊貴妃／杨贵妃 ( Yáng Guìfēi)) (idiom)
- fig. (of a woman) to show one's natural features, without makeup
- to present oneself just as one is, without artifice
Characters:
- 素 - plain; white; vegetarian; formerly; normally
- 面 - face; surface, side; plane, dimension
- 朝 - to face; direct, facing; dynasty; morning
- 天 - sky, heaven; god, celestial
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