面朝黄土背朝天

miàn cháo huáng tǔ bèi cháo tiān

Definitions

1. face to the ground, back to the sky

Child Words of 面朝黄土背朝天

• 土 tǔ: earth
• 天 tiān: day
• 朝 cháo: imperial or royal court
• 朝 zhāo: morning
• 背 bēi: to be burdened
• 背 bèi: the back of a body or object
• 黄 huáng: yellow
• 朝天 cháo tiān: Chaotian district of Guangyuan city 廣元市|广元市[guǎng yuán shì], Sichuan
• 面 miàn: face
• 黄土 huáng tǔ: loess (yellow sandy soil typical of north China)