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素面朝天
sù miàn cháo tiān
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Definitions
- 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