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朝天

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cháo tiān

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Definitions

  1. 1. Chaotian district of Guangyuan city 廣元市|广元市[guǎng yuán shì], Sichuan
  2. 2. to have an audience with the Emperor
  3. 3. to be presented at court
  4. 4. to look skyward
  5. 5. to look up

Words Containing 朝天

一朝天子一朝臣
yī cháo tiān zǐ yī cháo chén

new emperor, new officials (idiom)

四脚朝天
sì jiǎo cháo tiān

four legs facing the sky (idiom); flat on one's back

底朝天
dǐ cháo tiān

upside down

朝天区
cháo tiān qū

Chaotian district of Guangyuan city 廣元市|广元市[guǎng yuán shì], Sichuan

朝天椒
cháo tiān jiāo

chili pepper (Capsicum frutescens var)

热火朝天
rè huǒ cháo tiān

in full swing (idiom)

素面朝天
sù miàn cháo tiān

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)

面朝黄土背朝天
miàn cháo huáng tǔ bèi cháo tiān

face to the ground, back to the sky

Child Words of 朝天

天
tiān

day

朝
cháo

imperial or royal court

朝
zhāo

morning

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