Chinese–English

素面朝天

sù miàn cháo tiān · su mian chao tian

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Meaning

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  1. lit. to present oneself confidently to the emperor, without makeup (as did the sister of Yang Guifei 楊貴妃 / 杨贵妃 (Yáng Guì fēi)) (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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