素面朝天

sù miàn cháo tiān

Dictionary entry

lit. to present oneself confidently to the emperor, without makeup (as did the sister of Yang Guifei 楊貴妃|杨贵妃[Yang2 Gui4 fei1]) (idiom)

What does 素面朝天 mean?

素面朝天 (sù miàn cháo tiān) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to present oneself confidently to the emperor, without makeup (as did the sister of Yang Guifei 楊貴妃|杨贵妃[Yang2 Gui4 fei1]) (idiom)

2fig. (of a woman) to show one's natural features, without makeup

3to present oneself just as one is, without artifice

Character breakdown

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素sùraw silk · white 面miànface · side 朝Cháoabbr. for 朝鮮|朝鲜[Chao2 xian3] Korea 天tiānday · sky

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