素面朝天 sù miàn cháo tiān

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[Yang2 Gui4 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

CHARACTERS

素 sù
HSK 5
white (silk); plain; vegetarian; formerly; normally
面 miàn
HSK 1
face; surface; plane; side, dimension
朝 cháo
HSK 5
dynasty; morning
天 tiān
HSK 1
sky, heaven; god, celestial