素面朝天

sou3 min6 ciu4 tin1

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]{joeng4 gwai3 fei1}) (idiom) · fig. (of a woman) to show one's natural features, without makeup · to present oneself just as one is, without artifice

Meanings

  1. 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]{joeng4 gwai3 fei1}) (idiom)
  2. fig. (of a woman) to show one's natural features, without makeup
  3. to present oneself just as one is, without artifice

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